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Afternoon sun hit the house cross the street, the reflection lights come through shrub in front of my house, creating opportunity for bokeh.
Taken with a Canon 60mm USM Macro lens. Type L for a better view.
Our Daily Challenge - Twisted - 9/24/11
Loved the gorgeous colors of the lake water while doing a short hike near the Leigh-String Lake area in the Tetons.
Royal Palace, 2018.
The Palace in autumn:
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The Royal Palace of Madrid (Spanish: Palacio Real de Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family at the city of Madrid, but it is only used for state ceremonies.
The old AlcĂ¡zar was built on the location in the 16th century. After it burned 24 December 1734, King Philip V ordered a new palace built on the same site. Construction spanned the years 1738 to 1755[ and followed a Berniniesque design by Filippo Juvarra and Giovanni Battista Sacchetti in cooperation with Ventura RodrĂguez, Francesco Sabatini, and MartĂn Sarmiento. Charles III first occupied the new palace in 1764.
The palace has 135,000 square metres (1,450,000 sq ft) of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. It is the largest royal palace in Western Europe by floor area. The interior of the palace is notable for its wealth of art and the use of many types of fine materials in the construction and the decoration of its rooms. These include paintings by artists such as Caravaggio, Francisco de Goya, and VelĂ¡zquez, and frescoes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Juan de Flandes, Corrado Giaquinto, and Anton Raphael Mengs. Other collections of great historical and artistic importance preserved in the building include the Royal Armoury of Madrid, porcelain, watches, furniture, silverware, and the world's only complete Stradivarius string quintet.
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El Palacio Real de Madrid se construyĂ³ en el lugar del antiguo Alcazar, tras el incendio de Ă©ste en 1734.
Se edificĂ³, por orden de Felipe V, entre los años 1738 y 1755, y se siguiĂ³ diseños de Filipo Juvarra y Giovanni Batista Sacchetti, en cooperaciĂ³n con Ventura RodrĂguez, Francesco Sabatini y Martin Sarmiento. Carlos III fue el primer rey que lo ocupĂ³, en 1764.
El palacio tiene 135.000 metros cuadrados de superficie, y contiene 3.418 habitaciones. Es el mayor palacio real de Europa occidental (en superficie, casi el doble que el Palacio de Buckingham o el Palacio de Versalles). El interior es notable por la riqueza de sus obras artĂsticas, y el uso de diversos y ricos materiales en la construcciĂ³n y decoraciĂ³n de las estancias. Incluye obras de artistas como Caravaggio, Goya y Velazquez, y frescos de Tiepolo, Juan de Flandes Giaquinto y Mengs.
these string blocks are so fun to make, after making the first one as a sample for the great white north bee, i'm completely addicted to them and can't stop making more myself.
Here is a portrait of the exquisite custom 7-string guitar, handmade by legendary Sonoma county luthier Taku Sakashta, completed in 2009. Sadly, this gifted artist was murdered in 2010 while working late in his shop.
The intense thought and musical craft that Taku applied to his work elevated his instruments to a completely different level.
This is my personal custom guitar that took Taku 2-1/2 years to complete. When the guitar was finished, Taku said he would need to hear the guitar in my practice room through my own amp rig so he could complete the set up. He and his charming wife showed up at my house, Taku holding his bag of tools. He immediately went to work making tweaks here and there while I played the guitar. Together, we dialed in just the right voice through the amp and it sounded amazing. I felt like I had purchased a high-end custom suit and the master tailor was making his final critical adjustments.
On that evening I could also see the spark in Taku's eye as he watched his creation come alive in the hands of its new owner. It had taken years of planning, building, and refinement in his hands for countless hours; now he would be leaving it behind at a new home, and I could sense his love and attachment for the instrument.
Shortly after, I was crushed to hear the news of Taku's death at the hands of a violent offender. I will skip over those details but you can search them online to learn more.
The guitar is a tangible record of Taku's contribution, however brief, to the world of music. Every time I hold the instrument, I replay in my mind some very fond memories of a friend and artist who touched my soul.
Rest in peace, Taku Sakashta (1966-2010)
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Lens is the A120mm f/4 macro on the 645Z. Overhead lighting is a Priolite MBX500HS strobe through a ParaPop 38" octabox. Focus stacking applied.
I'm not sure bead stringing is the right hobby for the boys.
Our Daily Challenge - Jan 9, 2017 - "String, Cord, or Rope"
Daily Dog Challenge 1903. "Tangled"
117 Pictures in 2017 - #87. "A Hobby"
100x - 7: Crafty Dogs
If you want to see some rather cool bokeh from a (dog-free) macro of the cord, take a look at today's blog posting or glance down my stream a few shots.
Today's Post (A New Hobby?) : www.bzdogs.com/2017/01/a-new-hobby.html
Stop on by Zachary and Henry's blog: bzdogs.com - The Secret Life of the Suburban Dog
I have wanted to try paper piecing string blocks for some time. I also wanted to make a quilt for AmyLouWho's Amy Butler Challenge. . I needed a gender neutral quilt for the soon to be new baby of a good friend. It seemed like a perfect time to do all three. I loved the look of framing it in white. There are a lot of my favorite prints in there. Its a happy quilt, for sure.
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I finished the hexagons yesterday, so I made this guy for the third pillow form (the diamonds were a finished top and got ripped, I needed the linen!)
I thought this was really ugly when I finished it last night, but I'm liking it a bit more this morning.
Mt. Moran reflected at String Lake in Jackson Hole Valley. Because of all the deep, snow along the shoreline, it was not easy to get close to the lake edge in many places.
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
String lights are an obsession with me, I can never get enough clicks of them.
I have lot more photos at this post, if you are interested have a look.
A C-ring that holds a lever on a fountain pen. The string is a 0.3mm-diameter piano wire.
This photo was taken with my most recent eBay acquisition: the CZJ R-Biotar 100mm f/0.73, which I adapted to E- and EF-mounts (not very successfully, as I cannot focus to infinity on either). It’s not the sharpest lens, and when mounted on a focusing helicoid, most of its peculiarities disappear.
As usual, vintage lenses on my vintage 6D.
Under the right conditions, String Of Pearls will produce a flower. This one is 1cm diameter across. It also required over 20 images focus stacked.
It was very misty two weeks ago, so I went outside to see if I could take some pictures of spider webs and stuff!
thanks to everyone in the great white north bee for making all the wonderful string blocks for this quilt i'm making for my mom! here are all the blocks that i received plus some that i've made myself. i need to finish that row maybe add another? i want this to be a good sized lap quilt.
Oh yes, I do love string quilts! This one is made up out of the lovely Ruby line by Bonnie and Camille. Blogged here.