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"If the moon smiled, she would resemble you.
You leave the same impression Of something beautiful,
but annihilating. "
~Sylvia Plath
happy mother's day!
♥
happy sliderssunday!
Caught for Sliders Sunday with the help of Deep Dream Generator and Snapseed. HSS everyone!
And for Smile on Saturday theme: Fish. HSoS everyone!
“Sunday is the perfect day to refuel your soul and to be grateful for each and every one of your blessings.”
HSS
#sliderssunday
Explored 23 May, 2021
You might wonder about the title. Well, what you see in the photo is the river Spree taking one of its many bends across Berlin, and this particular area that you can see on the opposite river bank is also called "Spree-Bogen", "Spree bend". This area used to be the home of the Meierei C. Bolle (dairy farm C. Bolle) that was founded in 1879 during one of Berlins particularly strong periods of growth. The two glass towers belong to an U-shaped building ensemble that was the (rented!) seat of our Federal Ministry of the Interior from 1999 - 2015.
This is one of the images that needed time to "develop". I've tried several different processing approaches over the past months, and I was never really happy with any of the results, because I always found the sky too blue, the image too bright, the clouds not nice enough... I once even replaced the sky in Luminar, but didn't like that, either. So back to the original sky, and just the other day, when I gave it another go, I finally stumbled upon the solution. In a first new version I had processed the image in HDR Efex, kind of liked it, but still found the image too bright. Just for fun, and for comparison purposes, I decided to also process the image in Aurora HDR, tried a few of my favourite presets that I use as starting point in Aurora, and... Bingo! In the "Dramatic" preset collection, there's a preset called "Sleepy Drama" which desaturates the blue tones and adds a darker look to any image – and that did it, at least for me. I still tweaked the preset's settings to my liking, and, in Color Efex, added some Brilliance and Warmth. I hope you like the image :)
Happy Sliders Sunday, stay safe and healthy, and take care!
Bolle reiste jüngst zu Pfingsten...
Blick auf das Spree-Bogen-Areal, gelegen an einem von sehr vielen Spreebögen durch Berlin. Auf diesem Areal wurde 1879, während einer besonders starken Wachstumsphase Berlins, die Meierei C. Bolle erbaut, deren Gründer Carl Bolle allerdings nichts mit dem bekannten (und so lustig wie hintergründig makabren) Bolle-Lied zu tun hat, dessen gesamten Text (bitte alle Strophen lesen, es lohnt sich) Ihr hier finden könnt: STRG/CTRL+ de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolle_reiste_jüngst_zu_Pfingsten. Es passt nur gerade so schön zu Pfingsten ;)
Die beiden Glastürme sind Teil des U-förmig gestalteten Spree-Bogen-Gebäudes, das von 1999 bis 2015 das Bundesministerium des Innern beherbergte (zur Miete!). Diese Bild hat sprichwörtlich Zeit zum Entwickeln gebraucht, ich habe über die Monate immer mal wieder diverse Ansätze ausprobiert, aber es hatte bislang nie richtig "Klick" gemacht, immer war mir der Himmel zu blau, das Bild zu hell, die Wolken nicht schön genug... Einmal habe ich sogar in Luminar den Himmel ausgetauscht, was mir aber auch nicht gefallen hat und sowieso nur eine Notlösung sein sollte, weshalb ich schlussendlich doch beim Original-Himmel geblieben bin.
Kürzlich habe ich dann noch einmal einen Anlauf in HDR Efex gestartet, was mir schon recht gut gefiel, mir aber immer noch zu hell war. Nur aus Spaß und auch zum direkten Vergleich habe ich mich dann noch durch meine Lieblings-Presets in Aurora HDR geklickt. Meistens nehme ich in Aurora eines der "Dramatic"- oder "Artistic"-Presets als Ausgangspunkt für die weitere Bearbeitung. Hier war es das "Sleepy Drama", das – endlich – den Knoten löste. Für den "sleepy" Look werden die Blautöne entsättigt und für das "Drama" wird die Tonwertkurve in Richtung Tiefen korrigiert. Ich habe dann noch eigene Anpassungen vorgenommen und abschließend in Color Efex etwas "Brilliance and Warmth" hinzugefügt. Mit dem Ergebnis bin ich recht zufrieden, zufrieden genug jdf., um es Euch zu zeigen. Ich hoffe, das Bild gefällt Euch auch :)
Ich wünsche Euch schöne Pfingsten, passt weiter gut auf Euch auf und bleibt gesund!
“A bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes
of an unforgiving nightmare
to the jeweled vision of a life started anew.”
― Aberjhani
happy sliderssunday my friends!
W
was a whale
With a very long tail,
Whose movements were frantic
Across the Atlantic.
-Edward Lear
happy sliderssunday!
蒹葭蒼蒼，白露為霜。所謂伊人，在水一方，溯洄從之，道阻且長。溯游從之，宛在水中央。
Thick grow the rush leaves;
Their white dew turns to frost.
She whom I love
Must be somewhere along this stream.
I went up the river to look for her,
But the way was difficult and long.
I went down the stream to look for her,
And there in mid-water
Sure enough, it’s she!
adapted from Arthur Waley's translation
Enya - Anywhere Is
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ98IJ0usoE
7DWF Sunday: fauna
HSS
Kissed by the setting Sun
For quite many a great Fun
Before the Sun decides to set
It shows its glowing Coronet
A last View on the Sun
And then this Day is done
Then Darkness falls on Earth
The Night comes in a Storm of Mirth
(caren)
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
😄 HaPpY Sliders Sunday 😄
A mystic 🌞Sunset taken in a Wild Garden in West Wales (Ceredigion)
Tweaked Exposure, Contrast and Saturation, gave the Setting Sun a Face and framed it using the Flickr Photo Editor.
Created and uploaded for the Sliders Sunday Group
ƒ/2.8
5.6 mm
1/2000 Sec
ISO 200
The centre of a Gladiola taken in the macro mode and post processed with in-built camera filters and using the Windows Photo Editor to play with light, shadows and colours, finally added a vignette.
😄 HaPpY Sliders Sunday 😄
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
uploaded for
for Sliders Sunday
ƒ/2.8
4.5 mm
1/60 Sec
ISO 320
This is the view from my son's house at Rocky Butte, where i am recuperating from sugery to breakup two kidney stones. Edited using Deep Dream Generator and Snapseed. HSS everyone!
My attempt at the "Macro Mondays" theme "Bulb"
Shot with a Steinheil "Oscillo-Quinon 75 mm F 1.9" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
Fireweed in it's final stages, as the stalk becomes curly cues and white silk like fibers form. Processed to the max for Sliders Sunday.
HSS Everyone.
“Look for chances to take the less-traveled roads. There are no wrong turns.”
― Susan Magsamen.
Edited in Prisma app with Catcher.
Happy Sliders Sunday.
Just a bit of fun with the sky from the other day. I have done something similar to this before, but some time ago.
This is the original photo:
www.flickr.com/photos/44506883@N04/31055242666/in/datepos...
Better viewed large.
Thank you for your favourites. :O)
Posted for Sliders Sunday - Post Processed to the MAX!
Happy Sliders Sunday : )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBNZevgJH1g
Happy Monday Music Mania : )
The clock strikes Eight,
It’s not too late
Enjoy your days, enjoy the nights
But time’s not always on your site
So better hold it very tight
When blinking stars
Are shining bright
And always keep it in your mind
Our beautiful world could end tonight !
Better cherish your most valuable time
As you might not hear
The twelve o’clock chime !
(Caren)
A “Clock” found in the texture of a piece of pine wood (saturation has been tweaked to the max).
Taken and Uploaded for Sliders Sunday with my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
ƒ/2.8
4.5 mm
1/4 Sec
ISO 3200
Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)
The Crazy Lady in Blue
Wears a hat but not a shoe
Her head is made of orchids
Just for the sake of lyrics
This Crazy Lady in Blue
Hasn’t even got a clue
Why she is in this picture
She’s just a kind of a mixture
(caren)
Orchid in a small glass vase, tweaked the blue colour and then saw the profile of a “Crazy Lady in Blue” with a sheep-like face holding her “second” face in her hand.
A bit crazy, but that is what pareidolia causes in a post-processed photograph 😄
😄 Happy Sliders Sunday to Everyone 😄
Photo Taken, processed and uploaded for Sliders Sunday
ƒ/3.5
8.7 mm
1/100 Sec
ISO 100
Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)
Happy Sliders Sunday
Trail on top of a bluff along the Mississippi River to a scenic overlook of the river valley
Edited with several painterly effects from several different places.
HSS
I thought I would work the kaleidoscope this week for a shot, I found a chandelier begging to be shot and when I did the kaleidoscope it was perfect but just my dumb luck, I did move it 1 degree either way and it was no good just happen to hit dead center to get the spokes perfect.
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
😄 HaPpY Sliders Boxing Day 😄
converted it to monochrome, added some "snow" and framed it
< - ready to upload for the
Gigaset GS 290
ƒ/2.0
3.5 mm
1/33 Sec
ISO 237
Thanks for stopping by in my gallery. I’m very pleased and really appreciate each and every view of my photo, comments, invitations and awards.
去年11月開始的台北漫遊信義區篇，緣起於這個取景的台北101，我誤打誤撞，真心找它尋不著，倒也多了些意外驚艷的收穫，這回終於如願以償了，不是夜景也無妨(*˘︶˘*)
It was this scene that drew me into Xingyi District last November and started my Stroll in Taipei and Urban Hymns series. Not perfect without the night lights, but it doesn't matter at all... I was there and took the shot! (*˘︶˘*)
HSS
Angus and Julia Stone
These started out as normal items, little plates with chocolates on them. Couldn't make it look appetizing though so I went the other way.