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December 11, 2015
"He who is brave is free."- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Scott and I went over to the beach today for a few photo opportunites, and after unsuccessfully chasing a woodpecker for a while we headed over to the water as the sun was starting to set.
I tried a few more elborate photos, but in the end, the last photo I shot was perfect, just the way it was. So no changes, no processing, just a simple sunset to close the day.
Hope everyone has had a good day.
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Sober interior of the oldest chapel on Pico, the Ermida de São Pedro (Saint Peter's Chapel), Lajes do Pico, Azores, Portugal.
We were Lucky the the clerk opened the door for us to give us a glimpse of the simplicity of this little church.
Lajes do Pico, Pico, Azores, Portugal.
Central, Hong Kong
Yashica A, Yashikor 80mm f/3.5, Fuji Velvia 50
"Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world." ~ Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Lao Tzu
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.
Charles Dudley Warner
On a less simple note...I got a new laptop today (replacement for a faulty one) and am bogged down with setting it up - mainly because I haven't managed to connect it to the internet - hey ho! So I am not mentally in a very "flickr" mood right now :-)
Will be around to visit a bit later on.....
My very first shot with my new B+W filter (ND1000) cant remember how long the exposure was but it was about 4 minutes with ISO 400. The sun was setting quickly so wanted to not do a too long of exposure, however will plan a bit better next time and use ISO 100 as the noise on this photo is really annoying (although its pretty small). Anyway quite like this for a first effort with this filter and pleased i managed to get the right exposure :)
Thanks a lot for all your comments :)
Please check out my other new shot with this filter www.flickr.com/photos/paulwynn-mackenze/5497371746/ and www.flickr.com/photos/paulwynn-mackenze/5495409496/
Thanks :)
Barceloneta Beach is where history meets vibrant coastal life—a lively 1.1 km stretch with beach bars, volleyball courts, and a bustling promenade. Once a fishing district, it transformed for the 1992 Olympics, blending local charm with tourist appeal. Yet, in its quieter moments, like an empty stretch of sand at dawn or a lone palm tree, you’ll find a serene contrast to its usual energy—Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
I've tried to create a wee smile from folding the towel or maybe it's just my imagination that it's happy. One of pieces of advice from the camera club is "KIS" keep it simple.
Near Kühlungsborn, Baltic Sea, Germany. - Set up my tent at the beach last Sunday, only a few steps from the sea and this location, and stayed there alone. While this was very comfortable for shooting and brought me a friendly invitation by two gorgeous girls to a beach party at 1 am, the truly relevant experience has been the simplicity there in relation to my everyday life.
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity
~ Plato
Detail of the beautifully simple staircase at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum
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On our way to Big Hill Springs we stumbled across this field. At first there was a shadow cast directly on the house and flowers in the distance. However by the time we got out of the car and got the camera ready the light was gone. I took some of this scene with my F100 as well. We shal see later how those turn out!
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
― Leonardo da Vinci
Long exposure, 10 stops ND filter, 15s
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication : Leonardo Da Vinci
Things i wanted to include in this shot
- Simplicity (as the title says)
- Parallel Lines (Tilted)
- Negative Space
- Bright Green Color (slightly high saturation to elevate the empty space in the photo)
- Water Drop at one of the corners
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Heading north on California’s Highway 395 in the eastern Sierra just past the southern turnoff to the June Lake Loop there is a section of landscape that always draws my attention. I have stopped many times, allowing my mind and eyes the freedom to investigate this unusual attraction. I rarely make photographs here. This stop usually manifests into an opportunity to simply stretch my legs, make room for more coffee and the opportunity to refill my mug.
Subconsciously, I know there are many photographs to be discovered and created here. But I rarely can decipher the clues.
On this recent stop something was different. Maybe it was the soft diffused light. Maybe it was the sensual perfume of the approaching rain. Maybe it was just the overall relaxing feeling of this moment in time. Or maybe it was a combination of the previous and or other influencers that lingered unnoticed. Leaning back against the driver’s side door sipping strong black coffee I once again found myself studying the complexity of this familiar landscape. Then without warning, I discovered this rather simplistic composition. It had been there all along. Many years. Countless stops. Waiting to be discovered.
Ceremoniously I set up my tripod and carefully attached my camera. It took a few attempts to work out my desired composition and exposure. I made this photograph as a light refreshing rain began to fall.
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...♪♫♪♪ ( Gloomy Sunday )
i dream that someday the step between my mind and my finger will no longer be needed,
and that simply by blinking my eyes, i shall make pictures
then, i think, i shall really have become a photographer.
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sueño con que un dia el paso entre mi mente y mi dedo deje de ser necesario
y que simplemente con pestañear tome una foto,
entonces, creo, realmente me habré convertido en fotografo
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(alfred eisenstaedt )
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Strobist info:
YN560II to background CL (trig. via RF603's)
Black cardboards on left and right of subject.
Horsetails and their reflections, seen in someone's back garden pond on our recent May Species Count in the Priddis area, south west of Calgary.
What is simplicity? Well it’s something simple. So what simple thing should I photograph? I first thought of simple things like eggs and water but are eggs simple? There’s the chicken and the egg question for starters, did anyone ever figure out which came first? Then there are the dozens of types of eggs, chicken eggs, quail eggs, organic eggs, even platypus eggs. Nope, eggs are complicated. How about water, it’s clear and looks simple that’s for sure, unless it’s polluted. So what kind of water will I photograph, ocean water, lake water, brackish water, carbonated water, ice water, distilled water, rain water. Water was getting pretty complicated too. So when I can’t make up my mind I usually ask an expert and who is an expert on simple things more than children. I asked one daughter what shall I photograph to show simplicity? And she said what's simplicity? I knew I came to the right person. It means something simple darling. What’s the simplest thing you can think of? Immediately she answered, celery is the simplest thing. Celery! Armed with that information I asked my older and wiser child for her opinion. She said the simplest thing is dirt. Well celery and dirt…hmmm…how boring. The topic is simplicity not boring. So what to do? I realized that the thing that was bogging me down were the details. I was over thinking things which I tend to do a lot. So what if I stripped the details away? The first thing that came to mind when I thought of stripping was a person. And a person stripped of detail is a shadow or silhouette and that’s how I figured out what simplicity is.
Taken for our daily challenge - Simplicity
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