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I haven't been on Flickr much lately and neither have I used my camera much. Maybe I just need to re-charge my own batteries without work and other "must".

This image felt soothing to me, taken outside Guelph, Canada last year. I have soften the image quite a bit by reducing the clarity. Have a lovely weekend whatever you are and enjoy!

Photo of Turtle Lake captured via Minolta MC Rokkor-X PF 50mm F/1.7 lens. Spokane Indian Reservation. Selkirk Mountains Range. Okanogan-Colville Xeric Valleys and Foothills section within the Northern Rockies Region. Inland Northwest. Stevens County, Washington. Late September 2020.

 

Exposure Time: 0.8 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/16 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5150 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Provia 100F * Filter: Hoya HMC CIR-PL (⌀55mm) * Elevation: 2,484 feet above sea-level

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The evening of the last day of calendar summer we have spent at Elk Island.. Regardless of the sun, it was cold and the wind did not help a bit. It is sad to say good bye to summer, especially if it passes by so quickly you hardly know it was there, even with the heat we have experienced this year... No help for it, though. Time flies.. Let's hope for a nice long fall this year.. ;D

Espero que ainda não estejam fartos desta paisagem, porque não me canso dela :) E é este tipo de estado de espírito que desejo para a semana

 

I hope you're not sick of this palce yet, since I can't seem to quite get enough :) That's the state of mind I wish for the week

Hear: - the gentle white noise of a little waterfall, with the chirping of small birds and occasional duck quacking while the wind rustles through the trees

 

See: - a slow moving water-course, and the soft movement of this mini waterfall

 

Feel: - the soft grass underfoot, moist from the previous days spring showers, full of life and energy of the earth

 

Taste: - the sugarfree winter-mint gum in my mouth.. nom-nom-nom...

  

it's like relaxation, for ALL of your senses!

So simple but with no real focal points these types of pics are pretty boring even if the sunset colours are pretty. I really like the smooth silky motion effect..

«Μαλακτικό το φως του Οκτωβρίου.

Το πίνω. Αργά αργά.

Ανακατεύοντάς το συνεχώς

προσεκτικά και αργά.

Μη και χυθεί σταγόνα

από την αίσθηση πως ζω,

που την πίνω αργά αργά

σ' ένα πολύ ρηχό φλιτζάνι.

Πολύ ρηχό φλιτζάνι

το φως του Οκτωβρίου.»

(Κική Δημουλά, ''Υπόφωτο'')

 

«Soothing October light.

I drink it. Bit by bit.

Stirring it constantly

carefully and slowly.

Avoiding to spill even a drop

from the feeling that I live,

which I drink unhurriedly

in a very shallow cup.

October light

is a very shallow cup.»

(Kiki Dimoula, "Sublight")

I could hear it calling to me from the trail...I had to find it. Now it is barely more than a gently flowing stream, but during the spring melt it is a raging torrent. I couldn't resist, I had to take my hiking boots off and cool my feet, and while I was there walk to the middle and snap a few shots.

Glen Coe valley, Scotland

Shot with my 1964 Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm F/1.8 rare 8 aperture blade version.

 

This East German Zeiss was manufactured until 1991 and was usually found attached to Praktikas via the M42 mount.

 

This lens was produced with rare-earth compounds containing lanthanum are extensively used in carbon lighting applications, especially by the motion picture industry for studio lighting and projection. Lanthanum (III) oxide is used in some camera lenses. It’s added to reduce dispersion and improve the clarity of images.

 

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Brief stop to take in the scenery outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming in Grand Teton National Park

Photo captured alongside U.S. 101, the Oregon Coast Highway. Humbug Mountain State Park. Coastal Uplands section within the Coast Range region. Near the town of Port Orford. Curry County, Oregon. "State of Jefferson." Early March 2013.

 

Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-200 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5100 K * Plug-In: Outdoor Natural Desktop (2)

Wishing everyone a peaceful weekend...

One of the ex-battery hens we rescued in June is very slow to grow new feathers. Her 3 companions are now your regular, fluffy, hens; she looks pretty much oven-ready still 😂 Despite a good diet, with lots of protein, much of the skin on her thighs & rear end is bare & sore looking. With the hot weather I wouldn't be surprised if she hasn't a little sunburn too. So after reading up on Little Hill Animal Rescue website what to do, I invested in this tub of antiseptic healing cream called Sudocrem. I last used it 26+ years ago when my kids were in nappies (diapers), it's great for nappy rash.

 

In the first comment box below is a short video I took of the hens not long after we rescued them from a life in tiny battery cages.

 

Life has been busy this past week & I hadn't taken a photo for Saturday Self Challenge theme "Something White" but I thought I'd give this shot a go. Also for my own group Square Format.

Waiting for sunrise takes a lot of patience for me. I am not known as the most patient person in the world, so setting up a composition and standing there for a long time can be challenging. When I begin to feel impatient, I take a deep breath to relax and realize that I am standing in front of a beautiful landscape that I should absorb. There is a silence and tranquility present that soothes your soul if you let it in. I realize that many people would trade places with me in a heartbeat. These thoughts help me relax and results in a better photograph.

 

As I re-examine the scene, I see the blue and purple hues of the civil twilight coming through. I also notice that the light from the sky, coupled with light from a nearby building, is giving the top of the boats a subtle glow. Checking my settings, I take the photo and, because of the lack of light, the shutter stays on for 30 seconds. This causes two thing that I love. First, the ever present boat moored away from the dock takes on a ghostly look. Second, I see the red tail lights of a couple of cars in the distance that adds a bit of interest above the boats. I wish I had planned that but I will take it.

Winter Aug 2017, Sunset on Palm Beach, Sydnet. Every sunset is unique, this one was calm and soothing.

Soothing myself on this cold, grey day with a cup of tea, and a snuggle on the couch with my best little gal and a Jataka tale.

Cascade de l'Ardent

 

{Explore} 22-08-2012

Self Portrait

Double Exposure

Polaroid 600SE

FUJI 3000B

2015

Captured with Canon FD 135mm 1:3.5 @ f/5.6

I thought I would post two simple photos that I thought was a nice break from my wedding shots. Probably more just for me than you. I will not be on this weekend so I bid you a ....Super Fantastic, joyful, smilely weekend. Live each day as your last. You just never know. Blessings, Andrea

January 2025, Fuji Velvia 50, Nikon F3. Vanbar dev, dslr scan.

View at Duffins Marsh trough the trees in forest in Discovery Bay at the Duffins Trail lookout , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario Canada , October 29. 2019

 

Soother

Durham West

Conservation area sign

Sign

Hosta leaves

Wilted Hosta leaves

Fishy looking weed

Oak tree

Large Oak tree

Rod iron railings

boat launch

canoe

canoe boat launch

Ontario

Ajax

Canada

Pickering

Martin’s photographs

Discovery Bay

Trees

Tall grasses

Sunset

March 2020

Favourites

IPhone XR

Squires Beach

Duffins Creek

Duffins Marsh

Waterfront Trail

Rotary Park

Lake Ontario

Rod iron fence

Bridge

Bridge across Duffins Creek

Twilight

Sticks

Stones

Fallen trees

Fallen tree

Fungi

Mushrooms

Sand

Beach

Reflections

Reflection

Dogwood

Tall grasses

November 2019

IPhone 6

Red berries

Concrete pipes

Winter

Snow

Ice

River

Simcoe Point Pioneer Cemetery

Beaver

Beavers having a swim

North of Lake Ontario

December 2019

Duffins Trail

Rock garden

Rock

Welcome to the Town of Ajax

Comfortable benches

Cedar fencing

Ajax waterfront park

Beautiful Sunset

Twilight

trail

Rod iron fence

Fallen trees

Fallen tree

Tall grasses

Beaver

Beavers having a swim

North of Lake Ontario

i shot this last year on our trip to yellowstone on one of our side excursions, this is mesa falls on the north fork of the snake river

Pen & ink drawing of a mandala, about 5" in diameter. I've drawn dozens of mandalas -- a soothing hobby.

This one is taken at my home garden a few days back. I got this special flowers for my mom as a present, although my actually intention was something more than that :D :D

Feel the vibrancy in black

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