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A mix of cold, light hoarfrost and fog lay over the landscape near my place of residence during the sunset.
Ein Mix aus Kälte, leichtem Raureif und Nebel lag während des Sonnenuntergangs über der Landschaft nahe meines Wohnortes.
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Crystal Lake, a small reservoir on the San Juan Skyway, also known as Million Dollar Highway, with the reflection of the snow-capped Red Mountain in the morning light
Crystal Lake, ein kleiner Stausee am San Juan Skyway, auch Million Dollar Highway genannt, mit der Spiegelung des schneebedeckten Red Mountain im Morgenlicht.
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Panorama of 7 vertical shots, original size: 14506 x 6859 pixels.
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Badlands in Navajo Reservation south of Tuba City/ North Arizona, a region where you are for yourself.
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The gentle hills of Val d'Orcia/Tuscany on a spring morning.
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Understand and enjoy the fact that photography is a unique medium. Respect and work within photography’s limitations, you will go much further.
Donovan Wylie
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cosmos, little theater garden, raleigh, north carolina
Lasting memories of a wonderful evening at the Callanish Stones / Outer Hebrides yesterday exactly 10 years ago.
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If you don't know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he's just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It's one world, pal. We're all neighbors.
Frank Sinatra
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Switzerland, May 2021
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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 😊
Another autumn impression in the valley of the Fremont River at the foot of the South Cainville Mesa between Capitol Reef NP and Hanksville.
Eine weitere Herbstimpression im Tal des Fremont River am Fuß der South Cainville Mesa zwischen Capitol Reef NP und Hanksville.
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*Süntelbuche im Herbst*
Last Wednesday I drove to the northern Eifel to catch a few autumn moods. Fortunately, the over 200 year old dwarf beech tree on a Celtic burial mound near Blankenheim still had a few autumn-colored leaves ... and occasionally the sun came out.
Letzte Mittwoch fuhr ich in die Nordeifel, um ein paar herbstliche Stimmungen einzufangen. Die über 200 Jahre alte Süntelbuche auf einem keltischen Grabhügel bei Blankenheim hatte zum Glück noch ein paar herbstlich gefärbte Blätter...und gelegentlich zeigte sich auch die Sonne.
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My favorite place for the game with time and aperture in the Verzasca Valley near Lavertezzo/Ticino/Switzerland.
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The rare dwarf beech (also called hanging beech) on a Celtic burial mound in the morning around 6 in the golden light.
Die seltene Süntelbuche (auch Hängebuche genannt) auf einem keltischen Hügelgrab morgens gegen 6 im goldenen Licht.
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Isn't this cutie adorable? A young harbor seal watching us very curious.
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On a spring morning in a meager meadow, in the background buttercup blossoms (May,16 2017, 6:18 am).
An einem Frühlingsmorgen in einer Magerwiese, im Hintergrund Butterblumen/Hahnenfußblüten (16.05.2017, 6:18 Uhr).
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Imagine you are on a dream beach in the summer and have it alone for you...
Reminiscent of the Caribbean, a manless sandy beach on the Isle of Harris, outer Hebrides.
Stell dir vor, du bist im Sommer an einem Traumstrand und hast ihn für dich allein....
An die Karibik erinnernder menschenleerer Sandstand auf der Insel Harris, äußere Hebriden.
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One more of the many zebra photos I shot last summer. For me one of the most photogenic species...
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Respect sees no color, no religion, much less sexual orientation. It is universal and it is up to us to fight for everyone's right. ️🌈
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Design and build the most beautiful bridge in the world, win awards and accolades, even get a statue erected in your honor. And what happens? I tell ya, I don't get no respect.
Joseph Strauss
STOP !
DO NOT COME CLOSER !
RESPECT MY SOCIAL DISTANCE !
MASK YOURSELF !
Or
YOU WILL BE LOCKED DOWN !
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The Royal Arrival is a stray cat which has found a new home in this Wild Garden in West Wales (Ceredigion). He’s been cared for as much as he allows to be cared for.... and he is most welcome here.
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
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Variant of the view on the central peaks of the Odle group at the end of the Villnöss Valley / Dolomites just before the sun disappeared behind the mountains.
Explored June 2, 2020, #22
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Time for my stream to go black and white again. Much, much better in ligthbox view, press L or click here.
578 seconds | f / 8.0 | ISO 100 | 24 mm EFL | ND filter | geotagged
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Wishing all my WTBW friends Congratulations for our Third Anniversary! Thanks to you all for your wonderful artistic contributions for a better world over the past 3 years. Hopefully, in a small way we make a difference.
Let's all reach out beyond the divide and come together in kindness, tolerance, understanding, love, help, respect, positive thinking and actions, compassion and embrace our differences, my friends!
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In order for others to respect you boundaries must be set! Many times this will be an unpopular decision, but it is necessary for you to be crowned!
There was a Paranthropus
Who married an Agapanthus.
But as for evolution,
This was no solution,
And, morally, quite contentious.
Contre-jour, reflector used. You can quote and reproduce my texts and images, but please do also respect my authorship.
What is that work? Women doesn't work, everything she does..she is mother,wife,sister, ....
In this picture, woman walked around several kilometres with her camelcart and luggages , such women has wonderful power .
Respect and salute them.
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Part 3 of 3 of my Ancient Egypt series.
The title is known to be given during the Old Kingdom of Egypt, and was at that point very powerful and prestigious. The mummies of the priestesses testify that they were decorated with a religious tattoo, covering the stomach around the area of the uterus. After the Middle Kingdom of Egypt, the title was often irregularly awarded the women of the royal family, typically princesses.
The rise, fall & extinction of the priestesses of Hathor are seen in ancient Egyptian culture. The women who wanted to become socially powerful usually took refuge in religion & took the charge of priesthood.
Ancient Egyptian society took women's empowerment much more loosely than ancient Greece & ancient Rome. There women were given the right to their own property. However, after becoming a priestess, a woman is seen not only as an important figure in ancient Egyptian society, but also a living symbol of divinity.
The priestesses of Hathor were called hm ntr hthr & they were one of the most respected people in Egypt. But After the Middle Kingdom of Egypt, the title was often irregularly awarded only to the women of the royal family, typically princesses. This includes the daughter of Ramesses II. At one time their names were completely erased from history.
Egyptologysts have shown that in early days only women of aristocratic lineage could be appointed to the priesthood of Hathor. They were called Badak-Purohit or God's Consort (Hmt nTr). They performed dances and songs during the sacred rites. Because of their menstruation and ability to give child-birth, they were considered unholy, which is why they could not perform sacred duties like dressing up the sacred image of deity.
Taken at the amazing Alexandria
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I was happy with this taken straight from the camera: www.flickr.com/photos/cloud_spirit/48438966037/
but thought this new version was more realistic with respect to contrast and color balance.
Picture of the Day x 4
Every year in Spring the Common Cranes arrive in Sweden from Spain and Germany. They have arrived to perform their mating dance. It is a spectacle I have looked forward to for years and it did not disappoint. The first two days the weather was really bad, torrential rain and low visibility and -6deg C
Cranes are monogamous and most arrive with their partners among the thousands of other birds, whooper swans, coots, grebes and geese. The call and noise of these birds is deafening but a sight to behold. Day 3 finally the weather forecast showed good weather but -15C. It was a wonderful red, orange sky, aflame with thousands of birds arriving.
They flew across the flaming sky and danced, pirouetting, bowing which helps in establishing life long bonds with existing and new partners.
When nesting, Common cranes "paint" their bodies with mud or decaying vegetation, apparently in order to blend into their nesting environment. The nest is either in or very near shallow water, often with dense shore vegetation nearby, and may be used over several years.
Mythology has it that the crane, if treated with due respect, will bring luck, success and a long life. Farmers in western Sweden have a long tradition of paying homage to the bird by mimicking its leggy gait in a ritual dance around the farmhouse.
An amazing experience despite the freezing temperatures and one that I will always remember.
Another tranquil view of Lake Tahoe after sunset.
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