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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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ethiopian model with curly hair and clean makeup wearing a dark military style jacket and playing with sunglasses, washington dc - sharpfocus photography
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
headshot of a teen aspiring model with a checkered yellow blouse smiling. souleye photographer, sharpfocus photography, washington dc
"I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth
when all the world is new to it. "
Henri Matisse
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picture of a male model with unbuttoned shirt looking at camera, washington dc - sharpfocus photography
"An optimist is the human personification of spring."
Susan J. Bissonette
"The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring."
Bern Williams
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A manual focus experiment. I took this using manual focus. I find it so hard getting crystal clear focus manually. This must have been a fluke.
full length picture of a stylish model with an exotic look wearing wide legged pants bra and hat. photographer souleye, sharpfocus photography, washington dc
The fawns ears are coming up in response to mom getting alert to my presence.
White-tailed Deer with two fawns on beach of seaweed. Had to make some very quick decisions on focal point. I chose the fawns. What do you think?
Rotting seaweed was the key factor in the 80 shots I got of these little guys. If you could bear the stench! Other factors? Many mistakes in the past of getting too excited and not thinking clearly. Swivel seat on stool. I did not have to make big motion to point in their direction. Full gilly suit with headcover. For next time? I have to work on odor suppression and look into how hunters do this. My wife will love that also.
"One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter."
Henry David Thoreau
"Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains..."
Diane Ackerman
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"If only we might fall
Like peony blossoms in the spring
So pure and radiant."
["If only we might fall Like cherry blossoms in the spring So pure and radiant."
Anonymous, c.1945 Quoted in Ivan Morris The Nobility of Failure (1975).]
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"Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected."
Robert Frank
"It's really easy to get colors right. It's really hard to get black - and neutrals - right. Black is certainly a color but it's also an illusion."
Donna Karan
"Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there's shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You've got to be willing to mix black into your palette if you want to create something that's real."
Amy Grant
"And I go back to black..."
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beauty shot of a model with fancy eye makeup. souleye photographer, sharpfocus photography, washington dc
"Black is real sensation, even if it is produced by entire absence of light. The sensation of black is distinctly different from the lack of all sensations."
Hermann Von Helmhoz
"I try to construct a picture in which shapes, spaces, colors, form a set of unique relationships, independent of any subject matter. At the same time I try to capture and translate the excitement and emotion aroused in me by the impact with the original idea."
Milton Avery
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"I am going to a city...
Where the tree of life is blooming,
And the roses never fade."
Norma Jean Lyrics
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"Good morning sunshine,
be with me all day..."
AQUA Lyrics
"Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."
Hans Christian Anderson
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“All sorrows are less with bread.”
Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author, (1547-1616)
"Bread is the warmest, kindest of all words. Write it always with a capital letter, like your own name."
(from a café sign)
He’s seen too much.
Fought hard. Loved harder.
And now?
He naps — right in the middle of the road, like a retired gangster with nothing left to prove.
Crumbs at his paws.
Sun on his face.
And that smirk? That’s earned.
— Ncop, the street philosopher on his lunch break.
Shot and edited by @monthyamos | @Amospawmily
️ Cinematic B&W | Fujifilm X-H2 @fujifilm_id
The Winter Sentinel: A Red Squirrel’s Survival
This evocative series of photorealistic images captures the resilient and enchanting life of a red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) amidst a pristine, snow-covered winter forest. The collection showcases a masterclass in cinematic lighting, blending wide-angle vistas of frozen pine woodlands with intimate, high-detail macro shots. Each frame reveals the intricate textures of the squirrel’s russet fur, delicate frost-tipped whiskers, and expressive dark eyes.
From the dynamic energy of a mid-air leap through powdery snow to the quiet, focused moments of foraging for pine cones on ice-dusted branches, the series highlights the ethereal beauty of nature’s struggle against the elements. The use of shallow depth of field and soft, golden-hour sunlight creates a magical atmosphere that celebrates the spirit of woodland wildlife in sub-zero temperatures.
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I carry my camera almost everyday to work. You never know when you get a good shot. Anyways, I was experimenting with Manual Focusing with Live View. I find it really helpful when I open my nifty fifty to its max aperture. And that is what I was trying to master; manual focusing at f/1.8.
I tried to get the ring in focus, and I think I got it right. Well, almost. I feel I could have gotten it better. Maybe some other day...
"And as pale sickness does invade,
Your frailer part, the breaches made,
In that fair lodging still more clear,
Make the bright guest, your soul, appear."
Edmund Waller
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picture of a clothing mannequin dressed up in colorful print blouse and black pants and accessories. photographer souleye, sharpfocus photography, washington dc
“You cannot forget if you would those golden kisses all over the cheeks of the meadow, queerly called dandelions.”
Henry Ward Beecher
“It gives one a sudden start in going down a barren, stony street, to see upon a narrow strip of grass, just within the iron fence, the radiant dandelion, shining in the grass, like a spark dropped from the sun”
Henry Ward Beecher
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picture of blonde model with curly hair lying on her back wearing a white strapless print dress. photographer souleye, sharpfocus photography, washington dc
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"Lock up your libraries if you like, but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind."
Virginia Woolf, A Room Of One's Own
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will."
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
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"That nameless and infinitely delicate aroma of inexpressible tenderness and attentiveness ..."
Herman Melville
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"Even the simplest wicker basket can become priceless when it is loved and cared for through the generations of a family."
Sister Parish
"I've been 40 years discovering that the queen of all colors was black."
Auguste Renoir
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In Vietnam and Cambodia, due to French translation, the English term pagoda is a more generic term referring to a place of worship, although pagoda is not an accurate word to describe a Buddhist temple.
The word is first attested for in English in the period c. 1625–35; introduced from the Portuguese pagode, temple, from the Persian butkada (but idol + kada temple, dwelling.) Another etymology, found in many English language dictionaries, is modern English pagoda from Portuguese (via Dravidian), from Sanskrit bhagavati, feminine of bhagavatt "blessed" < bhaga "good fortune." (from Wikipedia)
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"For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."
Khalil Gibran
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive -
to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."
Marcus Aurelius
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backlit picture of a slim model with curly hair standing in profile in editorial pose. photographer souleye, sharpfocus photography, washington dc.
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.
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