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I am inspired by many things. Musically by the genius of Miles Davis, hence my title which refers to, IMHO, one of the best jazz albums of all time. Likewise I come to Flickr for photographic inspiration. My views on photography and indeed the many genres of photography that I attempt have been heavily influenced by so many talented people here on Flickr. One of them is Joseph Pearson Images, a London architectural photographer who has photographed so many of the same buildings and structures around London that I have but both of us do it in our own way. Its always interesting for me to see his take on a building that I am very familiar with myself and see what his 'eye' picked out. Usually it's something I've missed and so my education continues!
Yesterday Joseph posted a picture of one of my favourite underground stations here in London, Southwark station, and it got me looking back at some of the pictures I've taken over the years in this most photogenic of stations. I was surprised to see that I'd never posted this escalator shot so thought I'd do so now. Taken pre-covid, way back in 2019.
"...one of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.”
I'm wishing I was out 'connecting' with nature but instead I'm connected to a computer and desk. BUT -- good news! It is Friday and I'm looking forward to some outdoor time tomorrow. Rain and 5 degrees in the forecast but those quiet early mornings are worth getting bundled up for!
Happy weekend all!!
We love to dress up. We love attention. We like to come into the scene with a bang. We love to party! We are different... just for this Halloween. xD
Currently listening on loop: "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons
(I just... have to... one of my favorites...) xD
Big Horn Sheep leaping on the rocks at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. As much as I would like to tell you I had hired a guide and spent days or hours tracking them down in the wild, I took this photo and about 150 others of them playing in the campground. They come in most mornings to get water and put on a show
Lowland Plain Trail
Broad Run Park
The Parklands of Floyds Fork
Louisville Kentucky
Camera - Nikon D750
Lens - Nikon 24-120mm f4g
Photo uploaded - July 14, 2020
If you are watching, or have watched, the series“Ozark”, this is the lake in Missouri where the story takes place. I know that part of it was actually filmed elsewhere, but this is the “real deal” in all of its fall splendor.
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is a church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia and is one of the most popular symbols of the country. The building, now a museum, is officially known as the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat or Pokrovskiy Cathedral. It was built from 1555-1561 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. It was the city's tallest building until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in 1600. The Saint Basil's Cathedral is not to be confused with the Moscow Kremlin.
A lone bucket in the middle of the sandy shoreline has not been touched for a long time as there are no tracks or evidence of human traces. Not as exciting as the "Utah Monolith" discovered in November :-)
The Great Salt Lake - GPS is not the exact spot of the shot.
No comments today – just enjoy :-)
This shot was taken when I was out strolling around in the nearby nature reserve of "Norra Järvafältet". I was looking for a single tree located in a grassy field so I could take a "frosty, foggy" shot later this year. I didn´t found exactly what I was looking for but I found this tree and decided I should try to find some good compositions. The tree's branches form a bit of a "mushroom hat" and are fairly symmetric. I will go back in the autumn and see how the scene changes and what colors that bring. This image is processed to be on the warm side, with saturated colors and "golden" glow to it.
This shot was taken with my Nikon D7200 and Sigma 24-105mm f4.0 art lens.
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Sparklers of gold in the evening sky over Canberra.
*Note: More pics of Sky and Scenery in my Sky and Scenery Album.
Kattholmen - Tistedal - Norway
I love the arrival of a new season —
each one bringing with it its own emotion:
spring is full of hope; summer is freedom;
autumn is a colourful release,
and winter brings an enchanting peace.
It's hard to pick which one I enjoy the most —
each time the new one arrives, I remember its beauty and forget the previous one whose qualities have started to dim.
― Giovanna Fletcher
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Texture: Shadowhouse Creations
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The darkness of an ancient entity, primordal fear from the shadows, presence of something right behind you. Turn around, all you see is waving branches. You are alone. Alone in your crazy reality. Something wants to get inside. Than you realize, the something is a guy with a camera, who wants to get into your ancient shadows. Not even primordal fears of yours cannot stop him!
No Photoshop shenanigans here folks. It's a reflection of playing cards in Mylar.
Macro Monday: "Unusual Patterns"
and
Monday Music Mania: Desperado
"Don't you draw the Queen of Diamonds, boy; she'll beat you if she's able. You know the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet..."
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HMM & HMMM
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with 10 different kinds of blossoms (ToC below)
in our rock garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
... for a Happy Sunday !
(and some playing with Nik Collections during one of the various yesterdays rainshowers)
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Table of content (from left to right :-))
For a larger view of each blossom, just click on the name.
Upper part:
- Large Speedwell / Dunkelblauer Ehrenpreis (Veronica teucrium )
- Dalmatian Bellflowers / Dalmatiner Polster-Glockenblumen (Campanula portenschlagiana)
- Corydalis / Lerchensporn (Corydalis ochroleuca)
- Welsh Poppy / Gelber Schein-Mohn (Meconopsis cambrica)
Middle section:
- Rockrose / Sonnenroeschen (Helianthemum)
- Pink Cranesbill / Storchschnabel (Geranium x oxonianum)
- Bloody Cranesbill / Blutroter Storchschnabel (Geranium sanguineum)
- French Cranesbill / Basken-Storchschnabel (Geranium endressii)
Lower part:
- Dusty Miller / Vexiernelke, Kronen-Lichtnelke (Silene coronaria)
- Yellow Columbine / Akelei (Aquilegia)
The Temple of Aphaia (Greek: Ναός Αφαίας) or Afea is located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the Greek island of Aigina, which lies in the Saronic Gulf. Formerly known as the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius, the great Doric temple is now recognized as dedicated to the mother-goddess Aphaia. It was a favorite of the neoclassical and romantic artists such as J. M. W. Turner. It stands on a c. 160 m peak on the eastern side of the island approximately 13 km east by road from the main port.
O Ναός της (Αθηνάς) Αφαίας βρίσκεται στην Αίγινα, στο ιερό αφιερωμένο στην ομώνυμη θεότητα. Βρίσκεται σε ύψος 160 μέτρων στην ανατολική πλευρά του νησιού. Το ιερό επίσης βρίσκεται 29 περίπου χιλιόμετρα νοτιοδυτικά της Ακρόπολης των Αθηνών.
part of "Procession" by Nicole Eisenman, Whitney Museum Biennial, New York City [the artist requested that the installation be removed because of museum trustee Warren Kanders' ownership of a company that makes teargas grenades used in subduing protests, which was also exhibited at the biennial]
The Savannah sparrow is one of the most common songbirds in all of North America and has a range that stretches out across most of the continent in various seasons. It breeds across most of Canada and Alaska as well as virtually all the northern states. It can be found primarily in open grasslands as well as in meadows, pastures, prairies, salt marshes, and tundra. In autumn, most Savannah sparrows migrate to the southern states as well as into Mexico and other parts of Central America.
During breeding season the Savannah sparrow feeds primarily on insects including beetles, flies, grasshopper, spiders, and millipedes. They forage by walking through grassy areas on the ground or among shrubs and short trees. They sometimes fly to catch insects midair, and those that live on the coast sometimes eat small crustaceans on beaches. The Savannah sparrow also eats a variety of seeds and berries.
I found this and ten thousand other Savannah Sparrows (Okay maybe not that many) along Joe Overstreet Road. Osceola County, Florida.
Flower of Hyacinth .
Hyacinth in the language of flowers symbolizes fun, but it also has other meanings depending on the color. Purple hyacinth indicates consistency and sincerity.
Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art. ----Ralph Waldo Emerson
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This photograph has achieved the following highest awards:
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Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 74.5 metres (244 ft) high, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), author of the Passion Hymns.
Situated on a hilltop near the centre of Reykjavík, the church is one of the city's best-known landmarks. State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson's design of the church was commissioned in 1937. He is said to have designed it to resemble the trap rocks, mountains and glaciers of Iceland's landscape. It took 41 years to build the church: construction started in 1945 and ended in 1986, but the landmark tower was completed long before the whole church was finished. (Wikipedia)
A couple of chairs and a bottle of Ouzo on the small round table under an old arched terrace, are waiting for the casual passerby, searching for a relaxing corner. Kimolos is an island with rich history records. According to tradition, it is named after Kimolos, the very first resident of the island. Echinousa is also a recorded name of the island during the ancient times, probably because of the snake Echidna (viper), being common even today on the island. Since the ancient era, it has been a battlefield between Ancient Athens, the ruler of the island, and Sparta, the ruler of Milos. Since those times, the rocky lands of the southern coast provided Kimolia Gi-Kimolian Earth, a valuable trade good, which made the island a major trade hub. Ottoman Empire ruled the island until 1829, when the newborn Greek state annexed it along with the rest of Cyclades.
Tonight, a little before sunset, the evening mist had already begun to appear, when a terrible noise was heard. A large flock of crows was looking for a place to spend the night and eat something early tomorrow. They chose an excellent place because in my neighborhood there are many walnuts still left on the tree.
Port of Melbourne is Australia’s largest capital city container and general cargo port, handling more than one-third of the Australia's container trade.
The (nearly) Halloween Blue Moon of 2020 above Earth's shadow with night approaching, held up by a spruce spire.
A little over 30 miles to the south of Silver City, New Mexico is an area of large, sculpted rock formations known as City of Rocks. The rocks are about 40 feet tall and cluster in groups.
Another shot of the abandoned house in better lighting conditions.
I know not how it was - but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. E.A.P. The fall of the house of Usher
It is probably a courtship ritual of common drone fly
Schwebfliegen im Formationsflug
Es handelt sich wohl um ein Balzritual der Scheinbienen-Keilfleckschwebfliege
My tulips are just about to burst open. They are fantastic fotomodels in every stage though. You might see some more of these over the next days :-)
so I'm sitting in a brewery... (why do all my stories start with that?!)
and I'm facing this. I'd been hiking all day and the camera was stowed in the car for the day. I'm not getting up, I'm not getting up..... Dang it, I gotta get up!!
the house itself had fantastic lines and angles that were screaming at me and then the setting sun hit that wonderful out of place tree, so here it is, hope you like it as much as I do.