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A few more attempts to capture the elusive Virgin Valley opal. Photgraphing in a bowl of water, outdoors with bright sunlight. There are differrent zones of an etherial blue, blue-green, intense red and even a firey white.
This is along Opal Creek where Lynn, Greg and I had gotten lost looking for Henline Falls. Looks like a really cool swiming hole for the summer and I look forward to scoutin this place out a little more. Happy Thursday and thanks for lookin :)
It looks like she has a birthmark on her head, but that is just the light. She's 7 weeks old today! I told my husband that I took a Polaroid of her and he told Opal "She must think you're a big deal if she used Polaroid film on you." I do think she's a big deal :)
Enchanting 'Opal The Fairy' - Bubbly Children's Performer
32nd Annual Florida Renaissance Festival '23 - Parade
Feb-March 2023 - Deerfield Beach, Florida U.S.A.
------------------------Portraits of RenFest----------------------------
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Portraiture Series '23]
The Joust: Point of Impact - Impacting the Shield
The Field of Dreams - Renfest 2023 - 3/26/23
The Joust Pass: Adrenaline - Gorgeous Horses
Skill - Speed - Action - Shield - Thrills - Excitement
This is my 16th year covering this fun festival filled with color and pageantry and beautiful people. Each year some of the regulars return and sometimes fresh new faces appear to join the eclectic Renaissance Family. Some are vendors or employees, and some customers dress up to fit in with the renaissance festival fun and its 16th century way of life. One big happy family of a few thousand escaping the dull drums of their daily life for a few hours. This year's crop of new faces was lovely. Hope you enjoy the images. I try to capture their joy. Always fun, festive, very colorful and exciting!
Thank you very much for looking. Have a great day! Hazaaa!!
Florida Renaissance Festival Facebook Page:
www.facebook.com/flarenfest?ref=ts
Florida Renaissance Festival Overview Videos:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gRRTINyamw (walking tour)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBB8hSvt3sE (walking tour)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-rc1VzDLxw#t=113.349 (Parade)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVEY7ti5vdo (Day's End Pub Sing)
Please Check-Out This Year's March '23
1-Day 5-Hr Event Coverage (Slide Show):
When you dig holes in the ground all over the landscape you need the danger sign(s) [previous photo]!
Scanned photo.
Locality: Electric Opal Knob Location, Zacatecas, Mexico
Size: Specimen is 1.1 inches tall.
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Gracie and one of her friends chose Opal as the name for this young rescue kitten. Opal is aptly named because she is a real treasure. She totally adapted to being in my house by today and she was thoroughly exploring the place already. However, it was short lived. My foster family is/was ready to take on a couple of kittens so I sent Opal and Friday to go live with them. Friday is only about 2 weeks older than Opal so I felt they would be a good match agewise and they can be spayed around the same time and be coneheads together.
Alice instantly took to Opal and would have been cleaning her in another day or two. Opal wasn't so sure about Alice, but Alice knows how to win kittens over and she was almost there in less than an hour. I have hopes that Alice will be just as agreeable to future kittens as she has been to the ones I have brought her so far. Another treasure, is Alice. With only Tango left, my house is going to seem a lot quieter. I will miss those little guys, until the next ones come along...
Science Olympiad Specimen Set
Canon T6s; MP-E 65mm 1-5x; SWEBO LS-001 Rail
Zerene Stacker; 42 photos
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Opal Creek waterfall. Most of the Opal Creek hike is along the Little North Santiam River (the merger of Opal Creek and Battle Ax Creek). This beautiful waterfall is beyond Jawbone Flats and is part of Opal Creek proper, before its merger with Battle Ax Creek.
For Macro Monday: This, I love
These are my opal. I bought them in Cooper Pedy (Where most Opals come from.
The little one aren't bought but found in a sand pit, where tourist can "mine" themselves.
They aren't just beautiful, but they remind me of my trip to austalia, which was amazing
Another Australian Boulder Opal--this one more typical. Approximately 6.5cm x 4cm (~4.5cm x 4cm shown).
You might notice a few bubbles. The opals were heating up much too quickly under the photo floodlights, and the fire and color weren't coming up satisfactorly. I started experimenting: one light tent, two, none, in a glass of water, and finally, in a big bowl of water on a submerged platform. This last technique basically works. Just have to watch out for bubbles, and in my house, cat hair.
SUNSET - Key West Harbor - at the port
just hangin' out - my beautiful wife Laura
Key West, Florida U.S.A. - Autumn / Fall 2024
The Florida Keys - November 30th, 2024
-------------Key West Portrait Series '24 -----------
----- Opal Key Harbor Resort & Marina (formerly Hilton) -----
---------Key West: Far from Normal - Close to Perfect----------
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XtBiWgXLE
"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU
RIP Jimmy Buffett - Passed 9/1/23
My 2024 Key West Slideshow: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBUfUL
Images made during my Masterclass Long Exposure at the Opal Coast in France.
Read my blog about this (in Dutch)
Opal Pendant. In a similar vein to yesterday's shot of the diamond cross, I set out to capture the fire and beauty of an opal. This photograph is a combination of two exposures, a normally exposed background and diamonds, then an underexposed shot of the opal to better pick up the colours. The 2 shots were then composited in PS Touch, on my iPad, erasing the lighter opal in a top layer over the darker underlying image. Light painted, again, with the tiny flash on my iPod touch — moving it carefully around whilst looking at the live camera view allows very precise adjustment of exactly where the light is falling.
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Our Daily Challenge: Starts with "O"
Alphabet Chase: O = Opal
112 Pictures in 2012: 39. Ring(s)
The distant hills are lit up by sunrise while the hot water opal pool reflects the fiery skies. Midway geyser, Yellowstone national park
I picked this up off of eBay years ago. I believe it is from Lightning Ridge (Australia's most famous opal area). I'm honestly not sure if this is solely an opal or an opal doublet (opalescent material is bonded to a sturdier base piece) as I don't wear or buy opals as they are quite fragile compared to most gems. This is a 1:1 macro photograph.
Depending on the light source and the angle of the light, the piece would be green or red/amber or yellow. This was the of the few shots where I could get all three colors showing up at the same time.
Locality: Virgin Valley, Nevada
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Gem and Mineral Hall Collection
Ethiopian opal. Direct sunlight, exposure fusion. The stone is 8 mm on the long axis and is very lively.
Opal Pool hot spring in Yellowstone National Park at dusk. I had wished we timed it better to enjoy the colors at the edge of the pool, but watching the steam rise off the spring was fascinating to watch. Look forward to going back sometime during daylight hours.