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"Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things, our powers, our desires, our food, are all really necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers."
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Naval Treaty
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"Gather quickly
Out of darkness
All the songs you know
And throw them at the sun
Before they melt
Like snow."
Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), Bouquet
"By an image we hold on to our lost treasures, but it is the wrenching loss that forms the image, composes, binds the bouquet"
Sidonie Gabrielle
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The guy is very nice & helpful, he gave me the 135 Leica Elmarit to try it on my Canon & as always offered some honest advice, but really..the lens is really above expectations..
editorial style picture of a male teen model with white shirt tie and vest holding a newspaper, washington dc - sharpfocus photography
picture of a male model with a red hood coat and blue jeans sitting in a relaxed lounging pose, washington dc - sharpfocus photography
A striking and crisp macro shot capturing the fine details of a hoverfly with vibrant black and yellow markings. Resting on dark woven fabric, its large compound eyes, delicate wings, and fuzzy thorax stand out sharply against a softly blurred green garden background.
"they remained free in the heavenly chasm,
remained angels, but dreaming angels,
each imbued with the mysteries of the other."
Denise Levertov (b. 1923), Anglo-U.S. poet. "A Vision."
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“She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbor:
"Winter is dead.”
A.A. Milne, When We Were Very Young
Early Forest Bloomers
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But it is true that sometimes an enveloping darkness aids one to clearer vision; as in a panorama building, for example, where the obscurity about the entrance prepares one better for the climax, and gives the scene depicted a more real and vivid appearance.
Pierre Loti
"Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness."
Yousuf Karsh
"An increase in light gives an increase in darkness."
Sam Francis
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picture of a red haired model with her hands holding her head looking up. photo has been manipulated in photoshop to give it its vintage look. photographer souleye, sharpfocus photography, washington dc.
"The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him."
Auguste Rodin
"Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning."
Lydia M. Child
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“Grab your coat, and get your hat,
Leave your worry on the doorstep
Just direct your feet,
To the sunny side of the street.”
Dorothy Fields
Here in Ukraine we'll celebrate Easter (Paskha) on 15 April.
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"The South wind, careless freelance comes
To serve with my chrysanthemums,
And dancing with the geisha girls,
Despoils them of their morning pearls,
Ah! geisha girls! not long you stay;
You vanish with the Samurai,
Before a fusillade of rain..."
Frank Samuel Williamson (1865–1936, Australia)
My all time view counts (8.28AM on 23rd November 2011 (Wed)) - 208,692.
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“All men have poetry in their hearts, and it is necessary for them, as much as possible, to express their feelings. For this they must have a medium, moving and pliant, which can refreshingly become their own, age after age. All great languages undergo change. Those languages which resist the spirit of change are doomed and will never produce great harvests of thought and literature. When forms become fixed, the spirit either weakly accepts its imprisonment or rebels. All revolutions consists of the "within" fighting against invasion from "without"... All great human movements are related to some great idea.”
Rabindranath Tagore
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This collection presents a breathtaking cinematic journey through the avian world, capturing the raw essence of diverse species in their most iconic states. From the powerful, sun-drenched silhouette of a golden eagle perched in the highlands to the serene, minimalist grace of a grey heron standing in a morning mist, each image is a masterclass in light, texture, and composition.
The series explores various habitats: the dramatic snowy peaks where raptors soar, the tranquil pink-hued wetlands of wading flamingos, the intricate stick-nests of urban storks, and even the clandestine world of a peregrine falcon overlooking a bokeh-filled city night. Every feather is rendered with hyper-realistic precision, emphasizing the bridge between high-end wildlife photography and the limitless possibilities of digital creation. This portfolio serves as a visual tribute to biodiversity, stillness, and the predatory elegance of birds.
These images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
fashion picture of a model in red mock turtleneck dress resting her hands on her thighs, washington dc - sharpfocus photography
Wood duck demanding room on stick in pond. Within a few seconds the wood duck moved further up the stick so there was plenty of room. Then with two of them on the stick side by side they proceeded to preen and take naps and take naps with one leg elevated in the air, and take naps with the back feathers as a pillow and then with the breast elevated as a pillow. A good time all around for about 40 minutes. Watching ducks sleep? Who would have ever thought it would come to this?
Is this not a type of consciousness and a type of awareness?
dramatic picture of a russian model with black biker outfit against dark background with long brown hair blown by a fan. photographer souleye, sharpfocus photography, washington dc
portfolio picture of an african model with makeup and hair styling wearing a fitting gold lame dress and jewelry. photographer souleye sharpfocus photography washington dc
"With every leaf a miracle … and from this bush in the door-yard,
With delicate-colour’d blossoms, and heart-shaped leaves of rich green
A sprig, with its flower, I break."
Walt Whitman, When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom’d.
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“Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
"April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks Go."
Christopher Morley, John Mistletoe
"Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors,
there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night."
Rainer Maria Rilke
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"Light
Light
The visible reminder of Invisible Light.”"
T.S. Eliot
"...the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people's eyes, to reveal the marvels around."
Paulo Coelho
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"The world is governed by chance. Randomness stalks us every day of our lives."
Paul Auster
"Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature."
Eric Hoffer
This series of five flower images is a little bit of travelling to spring
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"If one knew, he wondered, the facts, would one have to pity even the planets? If one reached what they called the heart of the matter?"
Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
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"Pan, who and what art thou?" he cried huskily.
"I'm youth, I'm joy," Peter answered at a venture, "I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg."
J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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"A song she heard
Of cold that gathers
Like winter's tongue
Among the shadows..."
Robert Fanney
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"Tu sei l'impero dell’armonia,
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!"
["You are the kingdom of harmony,
Saint Lucy! Saint Lucy!"]
Santa Lucia (traditional Neapolitan song)
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"Preguntaréis: Y dónde están las lilas?
Y la metafísica cubierta de amapolas?"
Pablo Neruda
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"And all the daughters of the year shall dance!
Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers."
William Blake
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If every angel's terrible
Then why do you welcome them
If every angel's terrible
Then why do you welcome them
picture of a model with exotic look with afro hair wearing bra pants with suspenders. photographer souleye, sharpfocus photography, washington dc
taken in a manual setting just practicing but created boken and really sharp features yeah!!!!!
upload via photoshop to do the framing and name but nothing done to this shot otherwise.
this cat was sat on the side of the cliff at sunset beach quiet a distance away