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The cardinal is the state bird of NC and is ubiquitous in my garden. Though I see them often, I never tire of their beauty and their ability to be a bright spot in every setting in which I see them.
#silderssunday
Sitting pretty, flying high...
This is just a spontaneous fun shot, duly over-processed for Sliders Sunday. It was one of those "Should I take the camera out or not?" moments where I also briefly worried that I might look silly photographing random doves (it was a crowded place, after all). Still, I also thought they looked funny and cute sitting up there on the roof of a subway station entrance, lined up "like organ pipes", as we say in German. I also didn't notice the plane when I photographed the doves but it was a nice surprise when I loaded the image into Lightroom (only to forget about it for another year), and it's a nice extra.
I enhanced the plane in LR with an extra mask and then went into Color Efex. I used the following filters: Brilliance and Warmth and Skylight to bring back the warmth of that sunny June day (the SOOC Raw file was a little on the cool side), Detail Extractor, Reflector Efex ("Soft Gold") to brighten the lower part of the image, and Tonal Contrast (setting "fine", opacity 35 %). I also blew the image up in Topaz Gigapixel because quite a bit of the image was lost by cropping (of the distracting lower part because I couldn't zoom in any further on the doves) and straightening (because I had to shoot straight up).
HSS, Everyone!
#MacroMondays
#Eraser
Old (I don't know how old), used, and pretty much-worn eraser that came to the rescue when I couldn't make anything interesting out of the fun eraser that looks like a little monster and the two new erasers which I'd bought for the theme. They look pretty but uninteresting in a photo. So I went on a desk treasure hunt and found the eraser you can see in the image. It's a round eraser, eggshell-white (now with a greyish hue from year-long use) that has a nice texture and is adorned with tiny (1 mm/0,039 inches in diameter) round dents all around. When I looked at the eraser through the viewfinder, I found the lettering "ELL" on its surface, obviously the only remains of what must have been the Faber-Castell Logo that consists of two juggling knights, below the knights is the brand name in capital letters, and below the brand name is the proud mention of the company's founding year "since 1761" in italic letters.
German writing implement manufacturer Faber-Castell produces about 2 billion wooden pencils annually, making it the world's largest lead and colour pencils manufacturer. The company also produces high-quality writing instruments, leather goods, and artist and office supplies. It was founded in Stein (Bavaria) by Kaspar Faber and is a family-run business in the eighth generation.
But enough on stationery companies. The final image is a focus stacking made of 15 photos. The in-camera stacking yielded a nice-looking result so I skipped Helicon Focus this time. To add some colour punch, I used my makeshift colour filters (red candy box lid from the left, green bottle from the right, handheld torch from above which I've shone through a blue tealight holder).
HMM, Everyone, and have a nice autumn/spring week ahead!
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Rotehornpark
Magdeburg / Germany
See where this picture was taken. [?]
Here you can see the large panorama and the original size of the panorama
(3HDR Aufnahmen = 3 x 3 Fotos = 9 Bilder = 1 Panorama)
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The Coniston Old Man is an 802-meter (2,632.6 ft) high fell in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, named from the Old Norse for "High Stone". It's known for its popular walking routes, which can lead past former slate quarries and offer extensive views from the summit. The climb features historic mining areas, with various paths and features like Low Water and Boulder Valley to explore
Views of the Pacific Ocean from Crescent City, CA
"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."
Jacques Cousteau
You can actually find it right here in the Lake District! The water is undeniably turquoise and absolutely exquisite. In the sunshine, it would rival the prettiest turquoise water we’ve seen anywhere in the world.
Coniston Coppermines Secret Turquoise Waterfall In Coniston's realm, where copper mines gleam, Lies a secret turquoise waterfall's dream. Amongst rugged landscapes, a hidden delight, Nature's treasure, veiled in soft light. Through winding paths, its waters cascade, In whispers and murmurs, a serenade.
#MacroMondays
#Wrinkled
My subject for "Wrinkled" is crinkled, creased, and folded: Bouillon crinkle wire used in jewellery making, (Christmas) decorating, DIY projects, and floristry. I bought it for only one use: photography. I've also already photographed it before for another MM theme, "Wire", back in October 2019 (please see the first comment).
Since I had photographed the bouillon wire against a black background last time, I wanted something lighter and more colourful for my photo for "Wrinkled". Once again, I used the light blue glitter foam sheet (dull side up) as background, and for extra colour, I placed a green glass bottle in front of one of my go-to LED lamps (from the right), and equipped the left LED lamp with the semi-translucent yellow bottle cap for the Rumpelstiltskin "turn silver into gold" trick. The other light source was the natural light LED photo lamp from above and photographed the wire with the Laowa Ultra macro lens to get as close as possible, both for extra magnification and a very shallow depth of field.
HMM, Everyone, and have a nice week ahead!
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#miami #florida #sunset #waterscape #landscape #cityscape #nature #discovertheworld #nature_perfection #gregorymountainpacks #canon #gitzo #leofotousa #markins #manfrotto #TKpanel #luminarneo #adobe_LR_PS #nikcollection #topaz #dxo #capture_1 #rrs
No piggies were harmed during the making of this photo ^_^
Photo for Our Daily Challenge
Theme: UNDER YOUR FEET
Technical details
Exposure 1/25th second at F13 @ ISO 100
Canon EOS 60D & Sigma 10-20mm F4-F5.6.
Manfrotto 190 XDB tripod
Hahnel Remote Capture remotes
Formatt Hitech Filters CPL, ND 0.6 SE
Mindshift by Think Tank Filter Case
Optechusa camera strap
Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr) is a dramatic, 120-foot waterfall in Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, North Wales, known for its accessible walk from Abergwyngregyn village, featuring wild ponies, ancient woodlands, and the nearby Aber Falls Distillery. The popular 4.5 km round trip offers stunning scenery, picnic spots, and opportunities to see birds, with the falls being most impressive after rain, and the distillery providing whisky tours.
The Leeds & Liverpool Canal at East Marton, North Yorkshire, is a picturesque section known for the unique Double-Arched Bridge (Bridge 161), built to accommodate the A59 road, offering lovely walks along the towpath that connect to the Pennine Way, with local circular routes linking to Gargrave and Bank Newton, featuring historic locks and diverse wildlife along this historic waterway.
Merci beaucoup pour vos visites et commentaires ♥
Il existe trois sous-espèces de Fous de Bassan (Morus Bassanus) dans le monde : l’une d’elles se trouve le long de la côte sud de l’Afrique, une autre en Tasmanie et en Nouvelle-Zélande, et l’autre dans l’Atlantique Nord.
Le plumage de l’adulte est d’un blanc éblouissant. Une bande étroite de couleur grise encercle les yeux, mais la pointe des ailes est d’un noir de jais. Pendant la saison de nidification, la tête et le cou de l’oiseau prennent une délicate nuance jaune safran. Les yeux sont bleu clair, et le bec est bleu ou gris-bleu.
À l’automne, les jeunes ont le plumage brun rayé et tacheté de blanc. Au fil des saisons, le plumage pâlit; il présente la teinte blanche de l’adulte vers la quatrième ou la cinquième année.
Magdeburg / Germany
three single shots
See where this picture was taken. [?]
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Outtake for Macro Monday's "Cloth/Textile" theme, the "what am I looking at?" version ;-) Renamed it, from "3D Mesh" to "The Matrix", because the latter was what I was actually looking for all the time, but for whatever reason the name did not immediately come to my mind. So thank you very much, Belle Pans Maze, for reminding me ;-)
Meine Zweitversion für MMs "Cloth/Textile"-Thema, die "Was-könnte-das-sein"-Variante ;-).
"Enjoy the little things in life... For one day you will look back and realize they were the big things."
~Robert Briault~
The Round Tower at Windsor Castle.
Technical
Canon 60D with Sigma 10-20 F4-F5.6
1/200 @ F10 at ISO 160 -1 EV
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and NIK Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro