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This weeks Monday, should go without big words. So that if possible nothing distracts from these beautiful flowers.
Of all the poppy photos I took this year, this is my favorite. That's why I saved it until almost the end.
Der heute Mo(h)ntag soll ohne große Worte auskommen. So das nach Möglichkeit nichts von diesen wunderschönen Blumen ablenkt.
Von all den Mohnblumen Fotos, die ich in diesem Jahr gemacht habe, ist das mein Liebstes. Darum habe ich es auch bis fast zum Schluß aufgehoben.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
"What should I say when I want to kiss
the side of your neck and leave it at that?
When I want to feel the heat of my own breath
bounce back and warm my lips
after I strategically place them
on my favorite pieces of your skin.
I want to leave goosebumps everywhere
I have not yet kissed
and spend the night trying
to read them like Braille."
- Tyler Knott Gregson
Blog Post
sllorinovo.blogspot.ca/2015/08/sonya-for-anybody.html
for Credits, SLurls & More
"One love, one blood, one life, you got to do what you should.
One life with each other: sisters, brothers.
One life, but we're not the same.
We get to carry each other, carry each other.
One, one."
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Dear Flick Friends !
Thank you so much for your kind support in 2020, your lovely feedback and sometimes just joyful banter ;))
I enjoyed it so very much !!
As others already have pointed out so well:
It was - amongst others - you lovely people here on Flickr who made this difficult and strange year more bearable !!
Wishing you and your dear ones a happy, peaceful and healthy 2021!
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Liebe Flick-Freunde!
Vielen Dank für eure tolle Unterstützung im Jahr 2020, euer kontruktives Feedback und manchmal einfach nur fröhliches Geplänkel ;))
Es hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht !!
Wie andere schon so schön gesagt haben:
Es waren - unter anderem - die tollen Begegnungen hier auf Flickr, die dieses schwierige und seltsamen Jahr erträglicher gemacht haben !!
Ich wünsche euch und euren Lieben ein glückliches, friedliches und gesundes 2021!
taken at Sunny's Photo Studio maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunny%20Photo%20Studio/23/... using poses from Focus Poses Pumpkin Patch poses and props
Outfit is Fransela Panam jacket and shorts
Hair is Truth Destiny
Jewelry is *AvaWay*
Something should be interesting in a photo. It doesn’t matter if it is foreground, middle ground or background. I think the foreground is interesting in this photo because of rocks and the root of trees. I used light HDR because it is a harsh light. Have a great day!
The fun of shooting (I should really say "attempting to shoot") Tree Swallows is that they are tiny fast birds that aren't bothered by your presence. In fact, they enjoy darting around and frustrating your attempt to photograph them. That said, they provide lots of opportunities and if you take enough shots, especially with the modern cameras that focus so quickly, it is possible. Even better, when you get them on the computer at home, and crop down, which is for me a necessity on birds this small, you sometimes find some prizes. Here's one in the act of catching a fly which you can see if you squint hard enough.
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Kizaki-ko should be freezing like Nakatsuna-ko, but it was not when I passed by. This is another shot taken from JR Oo-Ito Line.
The white patch of snow in the upper right is Oguma-yama Lookout that is also a popular launching site of paraglider.
The white tip of mountain behind Oguma-yama is Jiigatake (爺ヶ岳 2,670 m) or Granpa's peak. It is one of the major peaks of the Kita Alps mountain range.
Emerald Lake Photo - Exceeded 30 likes on 3 previous postings, but never Explored.... (In Yoho National Park, Canadian Rockies)
Should the knot of history be solved that way: Christianity with barbarism, and science with unbelief? (F. Schleiermacher, 1829)
#MacroMonday
#DutchAngle
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A very unusual (for me) MM contribution in quite a few ways, because it is a photo that I have neither taken at home nor specifically for the "dutch angle" theme – this fluffy feather was a chance discovery at last Wednesday's (fabuloutastic, I should add) photowalk at the Olympic stadium; I didn't even think about the theme when I found this pretty feather in a corner of a step of one of the many, many staircases there. And of course this isn't the photo from that walk that I'd planned to upload first, either ;-). But often things don't turn out as expected (something which happens a lot lately when it comes to MMs), and that's not always a bad thing.
This small feather, about 6 cm / 2,3 inches long, came to my rescue when my original idea didn't work out – which every way I tried to make it work (it was a small spoke reflector which I'd once found in the street; the idea was to capture its distorted reflection which made it look like a flowing piece of honeycomb, something that came to my mind because of the reflector's honeycombed structure; well, to make it short, I never managed to get the distorted reflection sharp enough so it would be pleasant to look at; maybe I can still make it work later... I also tried to magnify those honecomb patterns inside of the reflector by using the extension tubes and the Raynox DCR-250 close-up lens – but, no, it wasn't meant to work).
But back to my "Olympic feather": Most conveniently, I had already taken it at a dutch angle (Mr Freud, can you hear me?). It is a single handheld picture taken with the Ricoh (the GRIII rocks!) which I've sharpened in Topaz Sharpen AI, and then further processed it in Nik's HDR Efex Pro – I started with the "En Vogue" preset "Cool Deep" which I'd then still tweaked a little here or there. And because the staircase I'd found this feather on had been in a shadowy corner of the stadium (and the feather in an even more shadowy corner of the step), the DNG outcome was rather dull; to add some much needed light I went into ON1 where I added a "Sunflare" texture filter to the upper left corner of the image; back in LR I added the preset "Soft Fog" and tweaked the luminosity and saturation sliders for a dreamy look.
HMM, Everyone, stay safe and healthy!
Nicht das, was ich eigentlich für's Thema machen wollte, aber das passiert mir in letzter Zeit häufiger ;-) Meine ursprüngliche Idee war es, die verzerrte Spiegelung eines kleinen Speichenreflektors (ein Straßenfund) auf einer Spiegelfliese zu fotografieren; die Verzerrung ließ den Reflektor wie ein fließendes Stück Honigwabe aussehen, was auch schön mit der wabenartigen Struktur des Reflektors korrespondierte – nur wollte es mir partout nicht gelingen, der Verzerrung zumindest ein wenig Schärfe abzuringen. Ich habe dann versucht, die Wabenstruktur im Innern des Reflektors mithilfe der Zwischenringe und der Raynox-DCR-250-Makrolinse zu vergrößern, aber auch hier hatten die Endergebnisse zu wenig Schärfe.
Irgendwann, es war schon ziemlich später Abend (wie immer), gab ich frustriert auf. Zum Glück fiel mir dann die flauschige Feder ein, die ich letzte Woche zufällig auf einer der unzähligen Stufen des Olympiastadions entdeckt und aus der Hand mit der GRIII fotografiert hatte. Die Größe (gut 6 cm) passte, den Winkel hatte ich bei der Aufnahme (unbewusst? Freud lässt grüßen, denn vor Ort hatte ich überhaupt nicht an das Dutch-Angle-Thema gedacht) auch schon passend schräg gewählt... Warum also nicht, auch wenn diese Feder nicht das Foto ist, das ich als Erstes vom (außerordentlich schönen) Fotowalk dort hochladen wollte. Ich habe das Bild dann in Topaz Sharpen AI nachgeschärft (Modus "Stabilize") und in HDR Efex ausgehend von der Voreinstellung "En Vogue: Cool Deep" bearbeitet. Was dann noch fehlte, war etwas mehr Licht bzw. Leuchten, denn die Feder hatte auf einer der Treppen auf der Schattenseite des Olympiastadions gelegen und das DNG war recht flau und trüb. Also habe ich in ON1 noch eine "Sunflare"-Textur drübergelegt und in LR die Weißtöne aufgehellt und als Abschluss noch die Voreinstellung "Weicher Nebel" (mit zusätzlichen Veränderungen meinerseits bei der Struktur, Luminanz und Sättigung) für ein weicheres, verträumtes Aussehen verwendet.
Manchmal kommt es eben anders, als man denkt, aber das muss ja nichts Schlechtes sein ;-) Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne Woche, liebe Flickr-Freunde, passt weiterhin gut auf Euch auf!
' We should learn from the snail it has devised a home that is both exquisite and functional.'
Frank Lloyd Wright
textures thanks to ellenvd and flypaper.
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne*?
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
weʼll tak' a cup oʼ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
We twa hae run about the braes,
and pouʼd the gowans fine;
But weʼve wanderʼd mony a weary fit,
sin' auld lang syne.
And thereʼs a hand, my trusty fiere!
and gie's a hand oʼ thine!
And weʼll tak' a right gude-willie waught,
for auld lang syne."
Mariah Carey - Auld Lang Syne
Head: LeLutka
Body: eBody REBORN
Hair: DOUX
Eyes: IKON Lodestar Eyes - Eternal Pack
Outfit:
-Pixicat- Irene Dress (Latex)
POISON ROUGE Felurian Hat Red
Cig: [ kunst ] - Diva Cigarette Holder
Made at Sunny's Studio:
BG: Synnergy//City Fireworks Apt Backdrop
Descending the Sir Sandford Fleming Memorial Tower aka 'The Dingle' in Halifax, NS. (Snapped on iPhone 6)
(I feel like there should be some back story of mystery and intrigue to this shot. Problem is, when I hear "Dingle" all I can think of is a funny rhyme my uncle taught us as kids, "Hey dingle-dangle, dingle-dangle-dee. Never let your dingle....dangle in your tea." Must've been a family thing - my dad frequently made up quite similar nonsense poems - and I have to admit, us 'kids' have continued the quirky legacy.)
I should probably use my wide angle lens more often because whenever I take it out I always love what it produces. As the title suggests this was taken looking down the stairs and to the city beyond in a stairwell at the Barbican Centre, London.
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should be like a barbed-wire fence; serving its purpose without obstructing the view! ~Sophia Loren
Dress Vayne (cherry) by Loud Rebel Design at On9
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This is a place that should need no introduction to most railfans, but one I'd never visited before. My friend Adam Horgan who is well qualified on this area graciously played host and tour guide for a fabulous morning that saw us see 10 trains (and shoot 9) in the span of under 2 1/2 hrs! This is the legendary former Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad mainline now CSXT's exceptionally busy RF&P Sub.
After shooting VRE 306 before dawn at Neabsco we relocated just a mile south to Powells Creek, an exeeptionally peaceful and relaxing spot flush with wildlife. We missed the next VRE train but then had eight more northbound trains to shoot in a remarkably productive couple hours. First up seen here was CSXT hotshot I135 (Chesapeake Yard Portsmouth, VA to North Baltimore, OH) cruising over Powells Creek at MP 84.7 with a massive train running 2x1 DPU. This more than 110 ft long double track bridge dates from 1928 when it replaced an earlier wooden trestle.
Leesylvania State Park
Prince William County, Virginia
Thursday April 21, 2022
Being a mother of girls, I can not stress this enough: " Why should you care, what they think of you
When you're all alone, by yourself
Do you like you? Do you like you?" I love the message from this song. Not just myself or my girls, but for any person that struggles with self confidence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXoZLPSw8U8
Put your make up on
Get your nails done
Curl your hair
Run the extra mile
Keep it slim
So they like you, do they like you?
Get your sexy on
Don't be shy, girl
Take it off
This is what you want, to belong
So they like you, do you like you?
You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
Yooou don't have to try
Ohh
Get your shopping on, at the mall, max your credit cards
You don't have to choose, buy it all
Do they like you? Do they like you?
Wait a second,
Why should you care, what they think of you
When you're all alone, by yourself
Do you like you? Do you like you?
You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing
You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to bend until you break
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
Yooou don't have to try
Noooo
Oooh
You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
You don't have to try
Take your make up off
Let your hair down
Take a breath
Look into the mirror, at yourself
Don't you like you?
Cause I like you
RADCLIFFE: "Should we lick one Bernie?" ...
BERNIE: "I dunno Raddy.... they don't look too tasty"...
ME: "NO licking!" Trust me when I say you won't like it"...
BERNIE: "But... you're baking with them" ...
ME: "Yes.... and, when the muffins are ready ... with all the other good stuff in them too.... they'll taste great. But, these don't......
RADCLIFFE: "What kind of muffins?"
ME: "Blueberry and lemon".....
BERNIE: "When will they be ready?"
Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday
We're late because we forgot it was Tuesday ...and, ... well, baking and stuff..........
I'm out, will she love me?
I'm still seeing honey sweet
You shout don't you leave me
Don't you leave this incomplete
I wanna know if this road
Belongs to my eyes and only mine
Then I'd go back and show my love
A heart attack, I'm told I should have known
No more nights alone, so cold
Let's go back discreet, honey sweet
I'm out, I heard a heavy creek
Behind my window, honey sweet
There's no doubt you still love me
You'd still love this incomplete
I wanna know if this road
Belongs to my eyes and only mine
Then I'd go back and show my love
A heart attack, I'm told I should have known
No more nights alone, so cold
Let's go back discreet, honey sweet
I know the school of thought that you should ask a human subject for permission to take their picture, which I agree is nice for some situations, but it doesn't allow you to capture the unselfconscious ballet of human behavior. (Here, admittedly, self-consciousness is on display, but that's the charming point.) We in fact did interact before and after I shot this, and they were aware that I was there shooting them shooting each other.
I...am everyday people: flic.kr/s/aHsmW43zQm
Black-shouldered Kite
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Went out with the 300mm PF Lens. I've not used it much since it had been repaired and I'd forgotten what a great combo it is with the TC 1.4 converter
A small, light, handhold package that delivers excellent results.
Soll ich´s wirklich machen, oder lass ich´s besser sein? In 3,7 sek von 0-100... nicht schlecht! Aber vielleicht sollte ich dieses schöne Auto doch lieber den etwas jüngeren überlassen. Gute Fahrt...
www.chevrolet.com/performance/corvette-stingray-sports-car
A 6.2L V8 engine can take you to 60 mph in just 3.7 seconds. The temptation is big but I think I better leave this beautiful car to the slightly younger one :)
#SHOOSH – Joanna Outfit @DreamDay Event
event runs untill 24th nov afther that in Mainstore
DOUX – Clover Hairstyle
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"People are people, so why should it be?
You and I should get along so awfully
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I should get along so awfully
So, we're different colors and we're different creeds
And different people have different needs
It's obvious you hate me, though, I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you, so, what could I have done?
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I should get along so awfully
People are people, so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
Help me understand
(Help me understand) help me understand"
Depeche Mode - People Are People
Head: LeL Evo X
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - LaraX
Hair: .Shi Hair : Aman . Mono
Ears: L'Etre - Ringed mesh ears
Eyes: IKON Elation Eyes - Arcane Pack @ FaMESHed TP
Outfit
Dhoma - Lara Lingerie Set # 14
Tattoo: Dark Ink S10
Jewellery:
[AlternatiVe] Blake Fatpack
^^Swallow^^ Shiny Bento Rings
Made at Sunny's Studio:
BG: Sexy Girls The S - Tz Tokyo Nights
23-November-2024
I should have waited for this show at the position of the previous photo, with the light reflected by the snow illuminating the ground, but I was a bit cold and went down and during the descent I had this show (that I had considered), therefore trying to stay in an area of the zone with a still fairly wide view.
It is difficult to best render similar contrasts and natural colors so powerful and saturated as to require a slight reduction in saturation during file processing, a difficult choice.
The strong contrast of both light and colors was not perfectly managed by the camera, while I should have used the tripod and decreased the shutter speed to better diffuse the light, therefore a better exposure that would have helped to contain noise and burned details.
I can say that it is a photo captured in the moment, without the appropriate equipment, but believe me that the show was truly unique.
Black-shouldered Kite
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I was once with a non-birder who remarked about the Kite's ability ot fold its wings over its front.
I explained that they could rotate the head through 180º
:-)