From the right - not visible in this picture - a large low cloud front approached, reflecting the light of the setting sun and covered the landscape with an exceptionally soft and warm light.

Von rechts - auf diesem Bild nicht sichtbar - näherte sich eine grosse tiefstehende Wolkenfront, die das Licht der untergehenden Sonne reflektierte und die Landschaft in ein ausssergewöhnlich weiches und warmes Licht hüllte.

My husband was standing next to a garden pool when I took this shot??

at Caleb Smith Park...

“Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.”

― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities

A daytime capture of the reflecting boats at the Port Elgin Marina.

Two icons of Winnipeg as reflected by the Red River.

Glassware display with repetitive reflections

Definition of REFLECT (verb): surface: show the image of something; show the existence or nature of something; think about something carefully.

After my first night in Florida I woke up very early. So I went to the beach and watched the sun rise. It was so beautiful! Thank you, jet lag!!!

Great Blue Heron

I have over 100 folders of unprocessed photos from the past 5 years which I’m currently going through, this is one of those. Note – many of these re-visit an already posted subject.

Have a lovely bank holiday everyone!!!!

HWW

A small Island reflecting in the lake / Sweden

The deep reds and blues of the Australian Outback reflected.

A Snowy Egret pauses preening to stare off in the distance. What could it be thinking about?

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#MacroMondays

#Mesh

You've seen this watchband before, as I had previously photographed it for our "Curves" theme on November 14, 2022 (and I also photographed other parts of this Casio watch, one for 2022's "Redux" and December 2023's "Bokeh" theme).

The entire casing and the strap are "ion plated", as Casio calls it, and the watch shimmers in the nicest iridescent rainbow colours, with gold as a base colour (pretty posh, I must admit). Its Milanese strap also has an unusual structure that looks a little different from a regular Milanese strap, as it almost resembles woven or knitted fabric.

As I had already photographed the strap as a rainbow wave for "Curves", I had to think of something different for our "Mesh" theme. So I rolled the strap up and placed one end of the strap above the other, with the clock face down. I noticed that the mesh was reflected in the strap's polished clasp, and this gave me my image idea: lots of bokeh from the strap, but a small, reflected part of the mesh in focus because that's our theme after all. And: I also wanted to get the "Stainless Steel" lettering in focus.

My first attempts yesterday, taken with the Laowa 2x Ultra Macro lens, didn't quite yield the desired result. At F2.8, I got the bokeh, but in the clasp, either the lettering was in focus or the mesh's reflection. And at a higher aperture value, I might have gotten both in focus, but including the strap.

So today, for a final attempt, I switched lenses and did some stacking. I am happy to say that I also learned something new about the focus differential settings of the in-camera stacking function. The focus differential ranges from 1 to 10, and it determines the difference in focus position between shots. "5" is the sweet spot, as it yields good results for most scenes, but here, it already resulted in a too wide focus range. So I checked out "1", a setting I have never used before, and it worked: sharp lettering, sharp mesh reflection, and lots of strap bokeh :)

HMM, Everyone!

One morning I walked into our bedroom and the sun was shining so brightly and reflecting its light onto the opposite wall. It seemed magical to me! The curtain is an addition to a special corner! The quality of the image is not good but I thought I would post it anyway.

I am sorry that I have not been around much but I was having such trouble with Flickr that I decided to cool it for a couple of days!

Thanks so much for your visits!!!

Dawn at Llyn Brenig

I was taught to never just take a photo of someone else's art, but that is always OK to photograph art when presenting something other than just the art itself. It is always the point to see something with a fresh eye.

Washington, DC

By Bellisima Benelli

Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve, Half Moon Bay, CA.

Evening light reflected in this pretty cove.

Thanks a lot for your visits and comments.

Credits NOW! @ The Real Slim Shady - LOTD 482

Ever find yourself up to your thighs in water contemplating the choices you've made? Yeah, me neither. But this snowy egret seemed to be doing just that.

(Sorry for all the snowy egret photos lately. But ya shoots what ya sees)

Reflecting pool in the Doran Rock Garden. One of the most peaceful spots in Topeka Kansas.

Consumnes River Preserve

Taken at Trxxx Tower in Chicago.

Christmas lights in Cheltenham town centre.

HTMT 😊

Thanks Maria for inviting this one to Smile on Saturday theme “Get in the Christmas mood”

dark in L

The track for the CityCenter tram, reflected in windows at the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas (formerly the Mandarin Oriental) as the Aria rises into the background at CityCenter, Las Vegas.

Sometimes it pays to bring your camera along. We were at one of our local parks walking our dog and we spotted this Coopers Hawk right in front of us and standing on a tree branch. As he moved from on tree to another we followed and captured this photo. We were pleased with how the late afternoon sun reflected on his face and body. The Cooper's hawk is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from Southern Canada to Northern Mexico. This was a young one as his eyes are still light yellow.

Teller Lake Trail, Boulder.