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Switzerland, May 2021
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My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
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ABOUT THE PHOTO:
So this photo is a bit of a novelty for me - at least here on Flickr, but it's also a journey back in time in a sense. I've always loved b/w and sepia photography; already as a very young teenager I would go out into the woods with an old Pentax Spotmatic (which I had nicked from my father) whenever it was a foggy day to shoot b/w compositions of sunbeams cutting through the ghostlike trees.
I used films with a sensitivity of at least 1600 (for those of you who remember what that means 😉 ), and the resulting photos had an incredibly fine grain which I loved; I blew them up to the size of posters and hung them on the walls of my teenage man-cave next to Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Slash.
But then I abandoned photography altogether for 20 years, and when I finally picked up a camera again, it was one of the digital kind. Now neither film nor grain played any role in my photographic endeavours - let alone b/w compositions: because the reason I fell in love with shooting pictures once more was the rare and incredibly colorful lizard species that had chosen my garden as its habitat.
It's this species - the Lacerta bilineata aka the western green lizard - that my photo website www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ and also my Flickr gallery are dedicated to, but I've since expanded that theme a bit so that it now comprises the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat, which is to say my garden and its immediate surroundings and all the flora and fauna I find in it.
I like that my gallery and the website have this clear theme, because in order to rise to the challenge of portraying all aspects of a very specific little eco system (which also happens to be my home of sorts), it forces me to constantly explore it from fresh angles, and I keep discovering fascinating new motives as my photographic journey continues.
Which brings me to the horse pasture you see in this photo. This playground for happy horsies lies just outside my garden, and it normally only interests me insofar as my green reptile friends claim parts of it as their territory, and I very much prefer it to be horseless (which it thankfully often is).
Not that the horses bother the reptiles - the lizards don't mind them one bit, and I've even seen them jump from the safety of the fly honeysuckle shrub which the pasture borders on right between the deadly looking hooves of the horses to forage for snails, without any sign of fear or even respect.
No, the reason I have a very conflicted relationship with those horses is that they are mighty cute and that there's usually also foals. The sight of those beautiful, happy animals jumping around and frolicking (it's a huge pasture and you can tell the horses really love it) is irresistible: and that inevitably attracts what in the entire universe is known as the most destructive anti-matter and ultimate undoing of any nature photographer: other humans.
Unlike with the horses, the lizards ARE indeed very much bothered by specimens of loud, unpredictable Homo sapiens sapiens - which makes those (and by extension also the horses) the cryptonite of this here reptile photographer. It's not the horses' fault, I know that, but that doesn't change a thing. I'm just telling you how it is (and some of you might have read about the traumatic events I had to endure to get a particular photo - if not, read at your own risk here: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51405389883/in/datepo... - which clearly demonstrated that even when it's entirely horseless, that pasture is still a threat for artistic endeavours).
But back to the photo. So one morning during my vacation back in May I got up quite early. It had rained all night, and now the fog was creeping up from the valley below to our village just as the sky cleared up and the morning sun started to shine through the trees.
And just as I did when I was a teenager I grabbed my camera and ran out to photograph this beautiful mood of ghostlike trees and sunbeams cutting through the mist. There had already been such a day a week earlier (which is when I took this photo: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51543603732/in/datepo... ), but this time, the horses were also there.
Because of our slightly strained relationship I only took this one photo of them (I now wish I had taken more: talk about missed opportunities), and otherwise concentrated on the landscape. It was only later when I went through all the photos on my computer that I realized that I actually really liked those horses, even despite the whole composition being such a cliché. And I realized another thing: when I drained the photo of all the color, I liked it even better - because there was almost a bit of grain in it, like in the photos from my youth.
Since then I have experimented quite a bit with b/w and sepia compositions (some of which I will upload here eventually I guess), but this photo here is the first one that helped me rediscover my old passion. I hope you like it even though it builds quite a stark contrast with the rest of my tiny - and very colorful - gallery. But in the spirit of showing you the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat (and also in the spirit of expanding my gallery a bit beyond lizards and insects), I think it's not such a bad fit.
As always, many greetings to all of you, have a wonderful day and don't hesitate to let me know what you think 😊
Over time, I've been building my castle of love
Just for two, though you never knew you were my reason
I've gone much too far for you now to say
That I've got to throw my castle away
Over dreams, I have picked out a perfect come true
Though you never knew it was of you I've been dreaming
The sandman has come from too far away
For you to say come back some other day
And though you don't believe that they do
They do come true
For did my dreams
Come true when I looked at you
And maybe too, if you would believe
You too might be
Overjoyed, over loved, over me
Got a good reason
For taking the easy way out
Got a good reason
For taking the easy way out, now
She was a day tripper
One-way ticket, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out
She's a big teaser
She took me half the way there
She's a big teaser
She took me half the way there, now
She was a day tripper
A one-way ticket, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out
I tried to please her
She only played one-night stands
I tried to please her
She only played one-night stands, now
She was a day tripper
Sunday driver, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out
then I realized I was thinking about YOU" 😍
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For some strange reason did I not know of this cute little hairstore named BonBon, but I sure do now. The hair I used here u'll find at K9, but the main shop is worth a visit also ;)
Head: Lelutka - Briannon
Body: Legacy - Classic
Hair: BonBon - Hannah hair
Necklace: ARNAUD HAUS - Heart Locket Necklace, gold
Top: *Tentacio* - Olena
Corset: ERSCH - Grace, Bottom
Ring: MarmeladnyGirl - Heart , Wedding
Ring w. Dias: MarmeladnyGirl - Purity, Silver
Bubbles: *Tentacio* - Chantal Blowing Bubbles**
** The large bubbles is a second add of the Chantal Blowing Bubbles in an enlarged version. A bit of light has been added 2 the bubbles 4 photo effect
There goes my heart beating
Because you are the reason
I'm losing my sleep
Please come back now
There goes my mind racing
And you are the reason
That I'm still breathing
I'm hopeless now
I'd climb every mountain
And swim every ocean
Just to be with you
And fix what I've broken
Oh, because I need you to see
That you are the reason
There goes my hands shaking
Because you are the reason
My heart keeps bleeding
And I need you now
If I could turn back the clock
I'd make sure the light defeated the dark
I'd spend every hour, of every day
Keeping you safe
I'd climb every mountain
And swim every ocean
Just to be with you
And fix what I've broken
Oh, because I need you to see
That you are the reason
You are the reason
Yeah, yeah...
I'd climb every mountain.
And swim every ocean
Just to be with you
And fix what I've broken
Oh, because I need you to see
Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByfFurjQDb0&ab_channel=CalumS...
The Reason Why · 양다일 Yang Da Il
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQjtV35h5_I
이해 할 수 없는 일들
어떻게 말하기 힘든 순간들처럼
어떤 움직임도 없던
마음이 오늘은 기적처럼 흔들려
지금 이 느낌은 뭐죠? 지금 이 떨림은 뭐죠?
너를 만날 때마다 자꾸 느껴져
지금 이 기분은 뭐죠? 이렇게 좋은 이유
이럴 때마다 꼭 니가 있어
Nothing's better than beautiful day
Nothing's better than beautiful you
작은 틈에 불어오는
차가운 바람과 같아 너라는 이름
몇 번의 만남 그 속에
물들어져 버린 너의 맘이 느껴져
지금 이 느낌은 뭐죠? 지금 이 떨림은 뭐죠?
너를 만날 때마다 자꾸 느껴져
지금 이 기분은 뭐죠? 이렇게 좋은 이유
이럴 때마다 꼭 니가 있어
Nothing's better than beautiful day
Nothing's better than beautiful you
한겨울에 봄이 오듯 여름에 눈이 내리듯
말도 안 되는 순간이 와 나에게 와
지금 이 느낌을 알죠 지금 이 떨림을 알죠
너를 만난 그날에 처음 느끼던
지금 이 기분을 알죠 이렇게 좋은 이유
웃고 있는 니가 보여서
Nothing's better than beautiful day
Nothing's better than beautiful you
Winter Moon
Taxi : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Winter%20Moon/157/217/21
Calum Scott, Leona Lewis - You Are The Reason (Duet Version)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByfFurjQDb0
There goes my heart beating
'Cause you are the reason
I'm losing my sleep
Please come back now
There goes my mind racing
And you are the reason
That I'm still breathing
I'm hopeless now
I'd climb every mountain
And swim every ocean
Just to be with you
And fix what I've broken
Oh, 'cause I need you to see
That you are the reason
There goes my hand shaking
And you are the reason
My heart keeps bleeding
I need you now
If I could turn back the clock
I'd make sure the light defeated the dark
I'd spend every hour, of every day
Keeping you safe
And I'd climb every mountain
And swim every ocean
Just to be with you
And fix what I've broken
Oh, 'cause I need you to see
That you are the reason, oh
and then you discover your mom is making them up :-)
Robert Brault
HFF!! Truth Matters!
blackberry lily, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
I keep my focus on the simple things
Trying to find some peace along the way
Wish I knew how long I'm supposed to wait
Holding on but just barely
Got the feeling I've been talking to a dead, dead line
There's always a reason to let it change
Is there anyone there listening while you cry, cry, cry?
There's always a reason for the pain
I'm doing the things that I'm told every day, every day, every day
Then why does it feel like I'm moving in place, in place, in place?
You give me a reason
Something to believe in
I know, I know, I know
You give me a meaning
Something I can breathe in
I know, I know, I know
It's a bittersweet feeling
Longing and I'm leaving
I go, I go, I go
Tell my heart to lie
But I know deep inside it's true
That I wish I was there with you
That I wish I was there with you
Oh, I wish I was there with you
Credits at rorasprettythings
Sony Fe 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G, edited in Affinity, tone map Alder Grove. For some reason I must have bumped the ISO setting and while the image is grainy, I kind of like it.
Fynn and I almost can't believe that 2019 will be history soon. Compared to other years 2019 has been quite kind to us. Despite all his health issues, Fynn has done rather well and we had no major disasters. All in all we have reason to be grateful.
“Time passes, we grow old and love does not reflect it, as yesterday. In every conversation, every kiss, every hug, a piece of reason always prevails. ”
Pablo Milanés
“El tiempo pasa, nos vamos poniendo viejos y el amor no lo refleja, como ayer. En cada conversación, cada beso, cada abrazo, se impone siempre un pedazo de razón.”
Pablo Milanés
The reason for the name ‘Cathedral Grove’ becomes immediately obvious only a few minutes into visiting. Soaring towards the sky, these huge trees form their own beautiful cathedral of nature.
Featuring a magnificent temperate rainforest with enormous 800 year old trees, a carpet of ferns and draping moss, Cathedral Grove is an essential stop on any Vancouver Island road trip.
Officially known as MacMillan Provincial Park, the trees in Cathedral Grove are amongst the oldest and tallest in Canada.
It’s a humbling experience to stand next to these incredibly tall and gnarled tree trunks, some as wide as a car. The tree canopy is up to 80 metres high in places, with the sky a distant proposition. As you walk through the forest, beams of sunlight filter through the branches above, illuminating so many layers of green.
MacMillan Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. May 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Ultimate British Columbia.
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🎧 🎵"I've got a hundred million reasons to walk away
But baby, I just need one good one to stay"
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The main reason for this long series of Xmas tree balls and lights is to practice and evaluate the quality of the bokeh of some of my vintage lenses. They can picture sometimes very pleasing backgrounds.
This was made with Helios 44, 58mm f2.
“Leave something for someone but dont leave someone for something.”
― Enid Blyton, Five on a Hike Together
A lighthouse is a guidance for real, like in a building
For some reason lighthouses have always fascinated me
A guidance in your life is your intuition
As hard as it can be
As easy as it can be
It's always there
Whispering
We tend to listen more to our ego tho
Our ego always have the arguments, the solutions
Why to do things
How to do things
Definitely how and why not to do things
It's often the easy way-solutions or the more fun stuff to do
Your ego keeps on building up arguments why it's smart to follow the egos way
Be aware when you repeatedly think the same arguments over and over again
It's your ego talking, it never whispers
It's cool to know tho, now you can choose to listen if you want, either it's the ego or the intuition
I love knowing
Knowledge rules
I just have to add this little music for you, I love Pink Floyd, it totally rules :D
I haven't heard this one before.
Talking to a loved one today, while this one was playing in the background, totally made this music a lovely piece of art the rest of my day.
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Close your eyes
Let me tell you all the reasons why
Think you're one of a kind.
Here's to you
The one that always pulls us through
Always do what you got to do
You're one of a kind
Thank god you're mine.
You're an angel dressed in armor
You're the fair in every fight
You're my life and my safe harbor
Where the sun sets every night
And if my love is blind
I don't want to see the light.
It's your beauty that betrays you
Your smile gives you away.
Cause you're made of strength and mercy
And my soul is yours to save
I know this much is true
When my world was dark and blue
I know the only one who rescued me was you
Close your eyes
Let me tell you all the reasons why
You're never going to have to cry
Because you're one of a kind
Yeah, here's to you
The one that always pulls us through
You always do what you got to do, baby
Because you're one of a kind.
When your love pours down on me
I know I'm finally free
So I tell you gratefully
Every single beat in my heart is yours to keep
So close your eyes
Let me tell you all the reasons why, babe
You're never going to have to cry, baby
Because you're one of a kind
Yeah, here's to you
You're the one that always pulls us through
You always do what you got to do, babe
'Cause you're one of a kind.
You're the reason why I'm breathing.
With a little look my way
You're the reason that I'm feeling
It's finally safe to stay!
(Lyrics from Michael Bublé - Close Your Eyes)
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Symmetry is what we see at a glance; based on the fact that there is no reason for any difference...
[Blaise Pascal]
«In your lifetime you will have many reasons to be happy. One of them is called water, another is called wind, another sun, and it always comes as a reward after the rain».
~ Luis Sepulveda, The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
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