A gorgeous mineral that I have been trying to photograph for a while. Some kind of silicon. How anyone can accuse me of having a fondness for bling, I can't understand. LOL

Микрофото с объективом Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 10x0.28 с Raynox DCR-150 в качестве тубусной линзы на штативе микроскопа МББ-1А. Диффузно-рассеянное освещение.

Микросхема КР573РФ5 в пластиковом корпусе с окошком. Cнято с объективом Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 5x0.14 с Raynox DCR-150 в качестве тубусной линзы, на штативе микроскопа МББ-1А с осветителем ОИ-17. Стэкинг 3 кадра.

Focus stack (80 images) Shot with single off camera strobw (Godox AD200Pro/XPro II L trigger), bare bulg, mounted to overhead boom, bounced of 32 inch white umbrella

Shot for Looking Close on Friday - objects in pastel colors

Снято с объективом Nikon CFI E Plan 10х0.25 Масштаб съёмки 13:1, по горизонтали ~1,8мм. Стэкинг 19 кадров

So the state park of Nevada have decided to pave the road to this vantage point at Silicon Dome. As a matter of fact, this was my very first time I took my car there. With the low clouds, the view was amazing. If you zoom in, you could see a lone hiker at the top of the dome to the right.

A three-way vertical tussle between (left to right) the Premier Inn hotel, the Atlas Building and the Shoreditch iQ student accommodation building. As seen from Silicon Way in Shoreditch.

Death Valley National Park

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

We went for a Raclette brunch at a Swiss friend's home in the Los Gatos Hills, located above the Silicon Valley in California. The previous owner of the house build a nice Japanes garden around the house. This tree with white lichen on the trunk and red tried leaves stood out.

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-- ƒ/8.0, 50 mm, 1/30, 1/125, 1/500 sec, ISO 400, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC6499_0_1_hdr1bal1pai5h.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2024 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

I got invited to take photos at the movie premiere of Aimuldir – The Soul of a Burkitshi, a heart warming story of a small girl who became an eagle huntress in Mongolia. The short film by director Oliver Klink and producer Jackson Nichols was screened at an art gallery in Palo Alto, California. Returning to the car after the event, Oliver and Jackson discussed the feedback they got on the film.

I processed a balanced and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/0.95, 50 mm, 1/45 sec, ISO 1600, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95 "Dream Lens", HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC8827_hdr1bal1pho1j.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

Photo of the edge of the living room glass table made with Samsung A50 phone. In the center, you can see Massive Attack "Psyche" on TV ;-) Glass thickness : 1 cm

Photo de la tranche (1 cm) de la table en verre du salon réalisée avec téléphone Samsung A50. Au centre, on peut voir Massive Attack à la télévision !

Periodic Table [Si] Silicon, atomic number 14 in the periodic table. HMM!

Panoramic stitch of 2 landscape format images, late afternoon at windy Tin Akacheker. I uploaded a single frame version a few weeks ago. I think this one is more dramatic.

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I enjoy visiting the nearby Hakone Estate and Gardens, a Japanese retreat tucked away in Saratoga, at the heart of California's Silicon Valley where we live. The garden has a small cascading waterfall.

I processed a photographic and a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, blended them selectively, carefully adjusted the color balance and curves, added vignetting, and desaturated the image. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/4.0, 50 mm, 1/2000 sec, ISO 800, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95 "Dream Lens", HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC7461_hdr1pho1bal1f.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2025 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

North First Street, San Jose, California

Fuji GFX 50R / GF 45-100mm / Deep Yellow

Nikon Zf / 40SE / TIffen 15 Deep Yellow filter

Created for Macro Monday this is just one corner of a 3"x4" printed circuit board ... a hard drive controller I removed from a dead hard drive, Many PC boards have all the various components arranged in rectangular fashion on the substrate. This one caught my attention because the components in this corner were arranged at a 45 degree angle to the edges and balance of the board. It kind of reminded me of looking down on a city as one arrives in a plane .

For this I set up the camera and lens to capture a low angled view across the card. None of the "buildings" in this city is over 1/8th inch high.

Happy Macro Monday Flickr Friends and thanks in advance for your views, Faves and Comments that keep me inspired.

For the macro camera nerds the 100mm macro lens was mounted to 2 extension tubes totaling 31mm. The camera's "Focus Bracketing" program was used to capture 40 images which were "stacked" and processed in Adobe Photoshop.

The Swiss community local in the Silicon Valley organized a hike at the Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve near Morgan Hill, California, followed by a wine tasting at a local winery. This naked California Sycamore tree caught my attention.

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-- ƒ/7.1, 59 mm, 59 mm, 1/80, 1/320, 1/1250 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC0227_8_9_hdr3bal1q.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

Nikon Zf / 40SE / TIffen 15 Deep Yellow filter

The underside of a silicon gel heel pad. These are used to cushion the impact on the heel when walking, reducing pain.

I placed a pad against a window to enhance the blue colour from the silicon material.

For the 'Macro Monday' - 'Bottoms Up' challenge 10th July 2017.

Silicon basting brushes

GFX 50R / GF 110mm

University of Manitoba Nanosystems Fabrication Lab.

silicon, seen in many thing with many uses. Glass, as a liquid fille, as a sealent or nostick surfaces but here in natures formes as many coulored forms.

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silicon, seen in many thing with many uses. Glass, as a liquid fille, as a sealent or nostick surfaces but here in natures formes as many coulored forms.

So much for that idea... San Jose, California

Sigma dp2 Quattro / TIffen 15 Deep Yellow filter

Neither plant nor animal, these silicon-based lifeforms use any means necessary to get energy from their surroundings.

Built for the Lego House contest, Alternative Nature category.

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North First Street, San Jose, California

Fuji GFX 50R / GF 45-100mm / Deep Yellow

After dinner in Palo Alto, California, we walked along University Avenue to the local Apple store, passing the iconic Stanford Theatre.

I processed a photographic and a paintery HDR photo from three RAW exposures, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/4.0, 50 mm, 1/10, 1/40, 1/160 sec, ISO 400, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95 "Dream Lens", HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC1763_4_5_hdr3pho1pai5g.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

On Sunday we had a fun event for 30 kids, organized by the local Peninsula Swiss Club in the Silicon Valley, California. The grownups had fun too with cheese, cold cut, hot cider, tea & coffee. Each family went to greet Samichlaus (Santa Claus), who was waiting at the Christmas tree.

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-- ƒ/0.95, 50 mm, 1/90 sec, ISO 400, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95 "Dream Lens", HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC3967_hdr1bal1rea1g.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

While a Mountain Winery in Saratoga, I walked to this vantage point to view the entire Silicon Valley. It was a litle hazy that day. But the view was great.

Neither plant nor animal, these silicon-based lifeforms use any means necessary to get energy from their surroundings.

Built for the Lego House contest, Alternative Nature category.

San Jose, California

Sigma dp2 Quattro / TIffen 15 Deep Yellow filter