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"The grandeur of the scene was but softened by the haze that hung over the valley-light as gossamer -and by the clouds that partially dimmed the highest lifts and mountains. This obscurity of vision but increased the awe with which I beheld it, and as I looked, a peculiar exalted sensation seemed to fill my whole being, and I found my eyes in tears with emotion"
Words of Lafayette Houghton Bunnell, after he discovered the beauty of Yosemite Park in March 1851.
Panorama made of five vertical 24mm images, from my trip to Yosemite at the beginning of this year.
I always wanted to capture the beauty and grandeur of this magnificent place covered by a white blanket of snow. For two consecutive years I traveled in the wintertime trying to capture this scene and unfortunately was never able to find snow in the park. With the flurry of crazy weather over the holidays of last year, I thought "this is my chance!" I decided to venture yet again in hopes of this picture and welcomed in the New Year at the Park.
As always, thanks for stopping by and looking, I appreciate your comments and visits.
I took so many good photos last year, categorised them into their respective folders on my oh so organised harddrive and... well... forgot all about them! So I want to dig then out over the new few posts. If memory serves me well, (and it seldom does, (sorry how old am I?)) this was in my front garden, daisies growing amongst the grass on the main lawn area. I noticed here on flickr that people like dreamy softened looking photos, so hopefully this will amongst them.
I hope everyone's week has been going well and so as always, thank you! :)
softening outlines
the day slowly breathing out
clouds blanket the hills
I'm sorry not to be replying to comments at the moment...
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Hiding in the shadows in the grass at Hollis Gardens in Lakeland, Florida, were these beautiful little flowers, about the size of a thumb nail. I have softened this image compared to the original upload. [OE]
INGREDIENTS:
Crust
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Filling
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 containers (3.5 oz each) lemon pudding (from 4-pack container)
1/2 cup sour cream
3 eggs
2 cups frozen (thawed) whipped topping
DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat oven to 300°F. Spray bottom and side of 10-inch springform pan with baking spray with flour. Wrap foil around outside of pan to catch drips. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cake mix; set aside. In large bowl, beat remaining cake mix, butter and lemon peel with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly. Press in bottom and 1 1/2 inches up side of pan.
2. In same large bowl, beat reserved cake mix, the cream cheese, sugar, pudding and sour cream on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until mixed. Pour over crust.
3. Bake 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes or until edges are set but center of cheesecake jiggles slightly when moved. Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches. Leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes longer.
4. Remove cheesecake from oven; place on cooling rack. Without releasing side of pan, run knife around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake. Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Cover loosely; refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Remove side of pan before serving. Pipe or spoon whipped topping around outside edge of cheesecake. Store in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Heat oven to 325°F.
Chouara Tannery, softening liquid on top and dye on bottom (Fez) Morocco
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"The grandeur of the scene was but softened by the haze that hung over the valley-light as gossamer -and by the clouds that partially dimmed the highest lifts and mountains. This obscurity of vision but increased the awe with which I beheld it, and as I looked, a peculiar exalted sensation seemed to fill my whole being, and I found my eyes in tears with emotion"
Words of Lafayette Houghton Bunnell, after he discovered the beauty of Yosemite Park in March 1851.
I always wanted to capture the beauty and grandeur of this magnificent place covered by a white blanket of snow. For two consecutive years I traveled in the wintertime trying to capture this scene and unfortunately was never able to find snow in the park. With the flurry of crazy weather over the holidays I thought "this is my chance!" I decided to venture yet again in hopes of this picture and welcomed in the New Year at the Park.
I thank God for allowing me to be there to admire and capture the beauty of this amazing place. The 31st was a long day of travel flying from Miami, and then driving multiple hours to Yosemite, but I think this enchanted corner made the sacrifice worth it. I hope this panorama can make justice of this wonderful place by the Merced River.
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend ahead, and all the best for this 2016! Thanks for your friendship and support though the years.
Panorama made of five 21mm vertical images merge in CR and finished in PS
I try to soften but the human makes me black.
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A cloud of eiderdown
Draws around me
Softening a sound
Sleepy time, and I lie
With my love by my side
And she's breathing low
And the candle dies
When night comes down
You lock the door
The book falls to the floor
As darkness falls
The waves roll by
The seasons change
The wind is wry
Now wakes the owl
Now sleeps the swan
Behold the dream
The dream is gone
Green fields are calling
It's falling, in a golden door
And deep beneath the ground
The early morning sounds
And I go down
Sleepy time, and I lie
With my love by my side
And she's breathing low
And I rise, like a bird
In the haze, when the first rays
Touch the sky
And the night wings die
-Music: A Pillow of Winds by Pink Floyd
This week's theme for Mosaic Montage Monday was Softened. Looking at Redbud through a diffuser filter gives it a softened glow. HMMM!
The softened light, the veiling haze,
The calm repose of autumn days,
Steal gently o'er the troubled breast,
Soothing life's weary cares to rest.
~Phebe A. Holder, "A Song of October," in The Queries Magazine, October 1890
Capture and edit by Orchid Arado
West of The Rain
A softened image showing a woman actually looking before going out into the road - you often see folk walk into the road and then look around my way. Taken in Hertfordshire.
SOOC, softened a little and a bit of a frame...
Thank you so very much for all your kind comments, invitations and faves and appreciate you stopping by!!
(To soften the very hard black tones (see picture in the first comment), I tried something new: I placed the macro of a white linen fabric in PS over the picture and reduced the opacity so that only a raster remained. I partially removed some areas in the layer mask.)
Am Fluss
(Um die sehr harten Schwarztöne (s. Bild im erstern Kommentar) abzumildern, habe ich etwas Neues ausprobiert: das Makro eines weißen Leinenstoffs in PS über das Bild gelegt und die Deckkraft reduziert, so, dass nur noch ein Raster übrigblieb. Partiell habe ich in der Ebenenmaske einige Stellen wieder herausgenommen.)
Softened caramelized bananas combined with egg dough drizzled with condensed milk and chocolate syrup is a must on everyone’s checklist for the best street food in Bangkok.
Scene created with Dream Wombo. I added the squirrels from my photos. Softened and blended with Impresso Pro and PicLight.
Happy little family of squirrels, all warm and cozy and ready for the winter.
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Please visit my new group, Wombo World. All who enjoy using this app are invited to join and post your creations!
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1 cup margarine, softened
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
|2 cups apples - peeled, cored and finely diced
1 cup semisweet parve chocolate chips
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
2. In a large bowl cream the margarine with the sugar. Beat in the eggs then add the water and the vanilla.
3. Stir the flour, cocoa, baking soda, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg together. Beat this mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in the chopped apples and the semisweet chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
4. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the cake tests done when a toothpick is inserted near the center. Transfer to a rack to cool. Makes about 16 servings.
Chouara Tannery, softening liquid on top and dye on bottom (Fez) Morocco
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Matthew Arnold, ‘Growing Old’.
What is it to grow old?
Is it to lose the glory of the form,
The lustre of the eye?
Is it for beauty to forgo her wreath?
—Yes, but not this alone.
Is it to feel our strength—
Not our bloom only, but our strength—decay?
Is it to feel each limb
Grow stiffer, every function less exact,
Each nerve more loosely strung?
Yes, this, and more; but not
Ah, ’tis not what in youth we dreamed ’twould be!
’Tis not to have our life
Mellowed and softened as with sunset glow,
A golden day’s decline …
Chouara Tannery, softening liquid on top and dye on bottom (Fez) Morocco
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It was cracking morning on Sunday and we have another image that i took from then, I have slightly softened the image and reduced some contrast.
Hope you like it.
Another look at this cormorant with his breakfast. He spent quite a while softening up this spiny little sculpin. You can't be too careful!
Member of the Flickr Bird Brigade
Activists for birds and wildlife
In Davos, Switzerland.
In 1907 a flower garden was laid out for the recreation of the patients of the tuberculosis clinic Sanatorium Schatzalp, described in detail in Thomas Mann's novel "Der Zauberberg" (The Magic Mountain). In the meantime it has been extended up the valley to become a botanical garden of international significence.
Processed with the facilities of the Pentax K-1.
SMC Pentax-DA 55-300mm
Hoya Softener (A)
Pentax K-1
Do view large and zoom in to see the unusual background bokeh effect created by the micro lenses on the surface of the Hoya soft-focus filter.
HSS!
Softened a little, a bit of a frame and again, SOOC.
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When you hear a large bird like a swan flying over, there is a whoosh as air hits the stiff feather edges making a noise like a cane moving through the air. But owls are reliant on their acute sense of hearing to catch mice and voles, and a whooshing of wing feathers would interfere with their ability to hear tiny rustles from their prey. To counter this, all owls have soft edges to their flight feathers to deaden any feather noise. A cane wouldn't whoosh if it was covered in cotton wool. If you zoom in on the lowered wing of this Barn Owl you can see the softened leading edge to the outer primary feather, which isn't something you can normally see in photographs of wild birds. The edge is finely serrated rather like a hacksaw blade, rather than straight, like the knife edge of most bird flight feathers. I managed to catch this Barn Owl in the early morning sunshine and the shadow cast by its wing is what enables you to see the special feather edge.
When we hear “A Knock On The Door” perhaps we don’t always want to answer not knowing the outcome. When we get the privilege of seeing what’s on the other side of the door it can easily bring a smile to our faces. Be prepared with a few doggie treats because you’re about to become a very popular person. Size doesn’t matter as either of these charming canines will soften your mood and brighten your day. Thanks for viewing my work. Gratitude and Kindness can come in many different ways.
A thank you to shutter sisters for the daily click.
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This months Greeble Monkey entry:
Shooting with the Fuji X I can imitate the Nikon photo very closely but chose to do what Fuji X does best: be creative. I started with an in camera processed JPEG image, Softened the highlights & shadows. then ran it through photoshop for a different look: this is the result
While Fuji will never replace Nikon, [but would like Nikon to be more like Fuji X]. It is a viable camera that is easy & fun to use and takes quality photos.
I shot this about an hour earlier than the original, so the light is a bit stronger, and had to compensate by under exposing by about 1 to 2 stops to bring highlights into about zone 6 /7. Then bring up the shadows & blacks in Lightroom.
I have given serious thought to trading in my Nikon gear for a Fuji XT4. WE will see.
This pond freezes solid in winter, and during spring melting, the ice collapses into the hollowed out space underneath. Always good to see the softening ice, this pond is one of the last places to thaw in spring.
"The softened light, the veiling haze,
The calm repose of autumn days,
Steal gently o'er the troubled breast,
Soothing life's weary cares to rest."
- Phebe A. Holder
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... Others also are moved by a satiety of doing and seeing the same things ... Night is close at the heels of day, day at the heels of night; summer ends in autumn, winter rushes after autumn, and winter softens into spring; all nature in this way passes, only to return. I do nothing new; I see nothing new ...
(Moral letters to Lucilius by Seneca. Letter 24 en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_24)