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"The grandeur of the scene was but softened by the haze that hung over the valley-light as gossamer -and by the clouds that partially dimmed the highest lifts and mountains. This obscurity of vision but increased the awe with which I beheld it, and as I looked, a peculiar exalted sensation seemed to fill my whole being, and I found my eyes in tears with emotion"
Words of Lafayette Houghton Bunnell, after he discovered the beauty of Yosemite Park in March 1851.
Panorama made of five vertical 24mm images, from my trip to Yosemite at the beginning of this year.
I always wanted to capture the beauty and grandeur of this magnificent place covered by a white blanket of snow. For two consecutive years I traveled in the wintertime trying to capture this scene and unfortunately was never able to find snow in the park. With the flurry of crazy weather over the holidays of last year, I thought "this is my chance!" I decided to venture yet again in hopes of this picture and welcomed in the New Year at the Park.
As always, thanks for stopping by and looking, I appreciate your comments and visits.
The snow had just stopped falling, and the fog was setting in when I made this image in the Village Of Winneconne. The air was still, and ice hadn't formed on the lake. Most winter was yet to come.
winter morning
after the snow has settled
fog is softening edges
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
This is basically an overlay of one of my photos (grass covered in melted hoarfrost in the sunlight) with a digitally created image (T2D, DDG) I have decided to texture it since I liked the patterns of light on the face originating from the photo but wanted to soften them for better balance.
Last night during a blackout I started shooting
Definitely Better On Black
Edit: Explore, Thanks to Everyone!
Edit 2: For those who wonder, I didn't use a snoot or a softbox not even a Flash! I used and Iphone with a flashlight app just above Floyd. For a soften light, moved the phone a little during exposure
I took so many good photos last year, categorised them into their respective folders on my oh so organised harddrive and... well... forgot all about them! So I want to dig then out over the new few posts. If memory serves me well, (and it seldom does, (sorry how old am I?)) this was in my front garden, daisies growing amongst the grass on the main lawn area. I noticed here on flickr that people like dreamy softened looking photos, so hopefully this will amongst them.
I hope everyone's week has been going well and so as always, thank you! :)
Explore on October 12, 2009.
Thank-you for all the wonderful comments and invites.
We sometimes need to be reminded to soften our responses, attitudes and judgments. An image of a soft flower can help to be such a reminder.
softening outlines
the day slowly breathing out
clouds blanket the hills
I'm sorry not to be replying to comments at the moment...
whether quietly or aloud, I'm grateful for the company here!!
Thank you 💛
Cake
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
1 pint (2 cups) mango sorbet, softened
1 pint (2 cups) strawberry sorbet, softened
Frosting
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
2 tablespoons lime juice
Garnish, if desired
Lime peel twists
Fresh strawberries
1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 15x10x1-inch pan with baking spray with flour. Line with waxed paper; spray waxed paper.
2. In large bowl, make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and egg whites. Pour into pan. Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack; remove waxed paper. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3. Cut cake crosswise into 3 equal sections. On long serving platter, place 1 section, rounded side down. Spread mango sorbet evenly over top. Place another cake section onto the sorbet; press down. Spread with strawberry sorbet. Top with remaining cake section; press down. Cover lightly; freeze about 2 hours or until firm.
4. In large bowl, beat frosting ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Frost sides and top of torte. Freeze about 1 hour or until firm. Just before serving, garnish top with lime peel and strawberries. To serve, let stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Cut torte in half lengthwise, then cut crosswise 7 times to make a total of 16 slices.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Make cake batter following High Altitude directions on box. Bake 20 to 30 minutes.
Find more recipes at www.bettycrocker.com.
Hiding in the shadows in the grass at Hollis Gardens in Lakeland, Florida, were these beautiful little flowers, about the size of a thumb nail. I have softened this image compared to the original upload. [OE]
INGREDIENTS:
Crust
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Filling
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 containers (3.5 oz each) lemon pudding (from 4-pack container)
1/2 cup sour cream
3 eggs
2 cups frozen (thawed) whipped topping
DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat oven to 300°F. Spray bottom and side of 10-inch springform pan with baking spray with flour. Wrap foil around outside of pan to catch drips. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cake mix; set aside. In large bowl, beat remaining cake mix, butter and lemon peel with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly. Press in bottom and 1 1/2 inches up side of pan.
2. In same large bowl, beat reserved cake mix, the cream cheese, sugar, pudding and sour cream on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until mixed. Pour over crust.
3. Bake 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes or until edges are set but center of cheesecake jiggles slightly when moved. Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches. Leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes longer.
4. Remove cheesecake from oven; place on cooling rack. Without releasing side of pan, run knife around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake. Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Cover loosely; refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Remove side of pan before serving. Pipe or spoon whipped topping around outside edge of cheesecake. Store in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Heat oven to 325°F.
Mosquito on Poppy Capsule taken with Sigma 180mm plus 1,4x TC III plus extension tube - off camera soften flashgun from the right
Chouara Tannery, softening liquid on top and dye on bottom (Fez) Morocco
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"The grandeur of the scene was but softened by the haze that hung over the valley-light as gossamer -and by the clouds that partially dimmed the highest lifts and mountains. This obscurity of vision but increased the awe with which I beheld it, and as I looked, a peculiar exalted sensation seemed to fill my whole being, and I found my eyes in tears with emotion"
Words of Lafayette Houghton Bunnell, after he discovered the beauty of Yosemite Park in March 1851.
I always wanted to capture the beauty and grandeur of this magnificent place covered by a white blanket of snow. For two consecutive years I traveled in the wintertime trying to capture this scene and unfortunately was never able to find snow in the park. With the flurry of crazy weather over the holidays I thought "this is my chance!" I decided to venture yet again in hopes of this picture and welcomed in the New Year at the Park.
I thank God for allowing me to be there to admire and capture the beauty of this amazing place. The 31st was a long day of travel flying from Miami, and then driving multiple hours to Yosemite, but I think this enchanted corner made the sacrifice worth it. I hope this panorama can make justice of this wonderful place by the Merced River.
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend ahead, and all the best for this 2016! Thanks for your friendship and support though the years.
Panorama made of five 21mm vertical images merge in CR and finished in PS
It was the simplicity of this shot I liked
I saw a photo of a Zebra where the black stripes merged into a black background so all you could see were the white parts
A high contrast shot... But very effective
With this., using a very low shutter (1/50 sec.) to soften/blur the wings and boost the contrast it's basically the same idea
Success or failure is all in the eyes of the beholder of course
But it's fun trying., and that in the end is what it's all about
I try to soften but the human makes me black.
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A little milk chocolate heart, definitely softening under the lights!
One of the confectionery delights that come as Valentine's Day approaches.
For the Macro Monday challenge "Heart” (February 13th 2023)
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A cloud of eiderdown
Draws around me
Softening a sound
Sleepy time, and I lie
With my love by my side
And she's breathing low
And the candle dies
When night comes down
You lock the door
The book falls to the floor
As darkness falls
The waves roll by
The seasons change
The wind is wry
Now wakes the owl
Now sleeps the swan
Behold the dream
The dream is gone
Green fields are calling
It's falling, in a golden door
And deep beneath the ground
The early morning sounds
And I go down
Sleepy time, and I lie
With my love by my side
And she's breathing low
And I rise, like a bird
In the haze, when the first rays
Touch the sky
And the night wings die
-Music: A Pillow of Winds by Pink Floyd
This week's theme for Mosaic Montage Monday was Softened. Looking at Redbud through a diffuser filter gives it a softened glow. HMMM!
The softened light, the veiling haze,
The calm repose of autumn days,
Steal gently o'er the troubled breast,
Soothing life's weary cares to rest.
~Phebe A. Holder, "A Song of October," in The Queries Magazine, October 1890
Capture and edit by Orchid Arado
West of The Rain
A softened image showing a woman actually looking before going out into the road - you often see folk walk into the road and then look around my way. Taken in Hertfordshire.
SOOC, softened a little and a bit of a frame...
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(To soften the very hard black tones (see picture in the first comment), I tried something new: I placed the macro of a white linen fabric in PS over the picture and reduced the opacity so that only a raster remained. I partially removed some areas in the layer mask.)
Am Fluss
(Um die sehr harten Schwarztöne (s. Bild im erstern Kommentar) abzumildern, habe ich etwas Neues ausprobiert: das Makro eines weißen Leinenstoffs in PS über das Bild gelegt und die Deckkraft reduziert, so, dass nur noch ein Raster übrigblieb. Partiell habe ich in der Ebenenmaske einige Stellen wieder herausgenommen.)
Softened caramelized bananas combined with egg dough drizzled with condensed milk and chocolate syrup is a must on everyone’s checklist for the best street food in Bangkok.
1 cup margarine, softened
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
|2 cups apples - peeled, cored and finely diced
1 cup semisweet parve chocolate chips
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
2. In a large bowl cream the margarine with the sugar. Beat in the eggs then add the water and the vanilla.
3. Stir the flour, cocoa, baking soda, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg together. Beat this mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in the chopped apples and the semisweet chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
4. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the cake tests done when a toothpick is inserted near the center. Transfer to a rack to cool. Makes about 16 servings.
Chouara Tannery, softening liquid on top and dye on bottom (Fez) Morocco
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Chouara Tannery, softening liquid on top and dye on bottom (Fez) Morocco
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It was cracking morning on Sunday and we have another image that i took from then, I have slightly softened the image and reduced some contrast.
Hope you like it.
Another look at this cormorant with his breakfast. He spent quite a while softening up this spiny little sculpin. You can't be too careful!
Member of the Flickr Bird Brigade
Activists for birds and wildlife
Softened a little, a bit of a frame and again, SOOC.
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