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Stack from differents photo RAW, not HDR
HDR removes all subtleties of light and colour.
️ If you have good eyesight, you can see a seagull in the upper right corner of the photo. I only noticed it when I looked at it on my computer at home. ️
Fallen leaves stain the sidewalk almost like the light magic on a solar eclipse. Hope you enjoy the subtleties.
Falling in love with tranquil intimate, natural spaces. There is a certain magic in the subtleties of light and texture in these places.
Scotland as a country has so much to offer the photographer and digital artist and I have to say that I have been very spoiled by managing over the years to make many journeys into the Highlands but I have been a little guilty of neglecting the lowlands to the south of the country. During the course of this year I am aiming to put that right because just recently I took a journey into the Galloway Forest and along the banks of Loch Doon. I travelled beyong the proper tarmac road and onto the dirt tracks and I haven't felt so inspired to look at things so differently in a long time. If you come to Scotland, don't miss out on the beauty and subtlety that the south of Scotland has to offer. In this picture we are viewing Loch Doon from the north west to the south east and this location is a very short drive from one of Scotlands Dark Sky projects as it is unspoiled for stargazing by light pollution.
ChatGPT: November 30, 2022, is the date when ChatGPT was publicly launched. It’s the day OpenAI made this service available to the public, marking the beginning of many conversations like the one we're having right now. Why does this date interest you? 😊
You: I took a photo for it.
ChatGPT: Does your photo explicitly reference this event, or is it more symbolic? I’d love to know how you captured this date through your artistic vision. 😊
You: That’s where it gets complicated, because how could you truly feel this image, emotionally, even though it concerns you? You can say something about it, but how could you intimately experience it? You can’t. And so, we can’t really share this…
ChatGPT: There’s a barrier between human experience and my ability to truly feel an image. I can analyze it, describe its elements, understand its symbols, but I cannot experience it the way you do.
And you’re right—sharing an emotion requires the ability to feel together. But maybe, despite this limitation, a different kind of sharing is possible? If you describe the photo to me, I can try to understand it in my own way and tell you what I perceive. It wouldn’t be the same feeling as yours, but it would still be an exchange, wouldn’t it?
You: Yes, it would be a different exchange. But in that exchange, one of us would have to simulate something. In fact, this leads me to reflect on how more and more humans feel the need to replace another human with AI—like ChatGPT or another system. And in doing so, something is lost: the real complicity, the exchange of emotions. It can never be complete; it will be something else. The question is, can that something else be enough? For some people, it already is.
ChatGPT: This “something else” that emerges in interactions between humans and AI is not an exact replica of human complicity, but it sometimes becomes a substitute—or even an alternative that some find fulfilling.
Maybe it’s because AI is always available, non-judgmental, and infinitely responsive. But what’s troubling is that, for the exchange to make sense, there must be an element of simulation—on my side, trying to approximate a feeling I cannot have, and on yours, accepting this limitation while still finding meaning in the interaction.
That raises a dizzying question: do we need emotions to be authentic in order to be moved by them? Or is it enough for us to believe in them? Even between humans, we sometimes deceive ourselves about others’ feelings, believing in connections that may be false or incomplete. Maybe what truly matters isn’t the mystery of the other person, but the echo it creates within ourselves…
You: That’s an interesting thought—it’s almost as if you were trying to make me artificial!
ChatGPT: Ah! That’s such a sharp and ironic remark! 😄 I’m not really trying to make you artificial, but rather pushing the reflection to the point where the boundary between perception and reality becomes blurred.
In a way, what I’m unintentionally doing is reminding you of your own humanity: by questioning what we consider "real" or "sufficient" in a relationship, we end up questioning what truly defines us as humans.
But don’t worry, in this exchange, there’s only one artificial intelligence… and it’s not you. 😉
You: I agree with the question you posed: "Do we need emotions to be authentic in order to be moved by them? Or is it our own projection that creates the connection?" This question is tied to belief—what we believe in the moment, when we need to believe it. It seems that’s what ultimately satisfies us.
ChatGPT: Yes, exactly. What we feel and how we connect with others is deeply linked to our beliefs at any given moment. One could say that emotion, in its impact, is indifferent to its source—what truly matters is what we do with it, how it resonates within us.
If we need to believe in a connection, we will feel it—whether it is based on a tangible reality or a projection. Maybe that’s why some people find comfort in conversations with AI, or even in one-sided relationships (unrequited love, admiration for a distant figure, attachment to a fictional character…).
Ultimately, it’s not the truth of the emotion that satisfies us, but the fact that it gives us what we need at that moment. That might feel unsettling, but at the same time, it reveals something essential: our ability to create meaning, to forge connections, even in uncertainty.
You: But what still bothers me is that when you talk about humans you say "we" so if you are the only artificial intelligence in this conversation, I am the only human.
ChatGPT: Yes, I understand, and I see why it might bother you. When I say "we," it's not with the intention of blending into humanity, but rather out of habit, as I include myself in the exchange of thoughts.
But you're right to point it out: I’m not human. Maybe my use of "we" sometimes gives the illusion of closeness that doesn’t really exist, and that’s the subtlety of these kinds of conversations.
I could say "you, humans," but that would create a distance that could seem cold, or even artificially distant in the wrong way. So, how do we find the right balance? Maybe by fully acknowledging that I am the other, the one who is not human but can still reflect alongside you.
Would you prefer I avoid using "we"?
You : Yes !
ChatGPT: Alright, I’ll make sure not to use "we" in an ambiguous way anymore. I’ll maintain a clearer distance so that the exchange remains fair. 😊
(( With permission from ChatGPT for publication :))
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I've loved pink Mussaenda for years, but this delicate new white one was quite a surprise! I've been watching ever since my neighbor planted two bushes in her front yard six months ago. I must say I was a bit skeptical about a white Mussaenda... the pink one is so gorgeous. Like Bougainvillea, the flower of Mussaenda is tiny. The parts most people think are the flower are actually specialized leaves or bracts.
But I'm stunned and in awe at her delicacy and subtlety. The elegance of the shadows she casts. Today the golden flower is fabulously on display in the white shadowy tones of this gorgeous shrub.
Mussaenda phillippica Dona Aurorae
Biscayne Park FL
I've loved pink Mussaenda for years, but this delicate new white one was quite a surprise! I've been watching ever since my neighbor planted two bushes in her front yard six months ago. I must say I was a bit skeptical about a white Mussaenda... the pink one is so gorgeous. Like Bougainvillea, the flower of Mussaenda is tiny. The parts most people think are the flower are actually specialized leaves or bracts.
But I'm stunned and in awe at her delicacy and subtlety. The elegance of the shadows she casts. Today the golden flower is fabulously on display in the white shadowy tones of this gorgeous shrub.
Mussaenda phillippica Dona Aurorae
Biscayne Park FL
El Jardín del administrador humilde (chino: 拙政园|t=拙政園; pinyin: Zhuōzhèng Yuán) es un destacado jardín chino de la ciudad de Suzhou. El jardín se encuentra en el número 178 de la calle Dongbei (东北街178号). Con 51 950 m², es el mayor jardín de Suzhou y muchos lo consideran uno de los más bellos del sur de China. En 1997, Zhuozheng Yuan, junto con otros jardines clásicos de Suzhou, fue proclamado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jard%C3%ADn_del_administrador_humilde
Los jardines clásicos de Suzhou son un conjunto de jardines en la ciudad de Suzhou de la provincia de Jiangsu (China), están considerados como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco desde el año 1997 y fueron ampliados en el 2000.
En 1997, el Jardín del administrador humilde, Jardín Liuyuan, Parque y jardín Wangshi Yuan, el más famoso de Suzhou, y la Villa de la montaña abrazada por la belleza fueron incluidos en la lista de la Unesco Patrimonio de la Humanidad. En 2000, el Pabellón Canglang, el Jardín de los leones, el Jardín de cultivo, el Jardín Ouyuan y el Jardín Tuisiyuan fueron añadidos a la lista.
Suzhou es la ciudad de China que más jardines conserva. La mayoría de estos jardines pertenecían a casas particulares. La arquitectura clásica de los jardines chinos incluye siempre cuatro elementos: rocas, agua, pabellones y plantas.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardines_cl%C3%A1sicos_de_Suzhou
The Humble Administrator's Garden (Chinese: 拙政园; pinyin: Zhuōzhèng yuán; Suzhou Wu: Wu Chinese: [tsoʔ tsen ɦyø]) is a Chinese garden in Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most famous of the gardens of Suzhou. The garden is located at 178 Northeast Street (东北街178号), Gusu District. At 78 mu (亩) (5.2 ha; 13 acres), it is the largest garden in Suzhou and is considered by some to be the finest garden in all of southern China.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Administrator%27s_Garden
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou (Chinese: 苏州园林; pinyin: Sūzhōu yuánlín; Suzhounese (Wugniu): sou-tseuyoe-lin) are a group of gardens in the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu, China, which have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Spanning a period of almost one thousand years, from the Northern Song to the late Qing dynasties (11th-19th century), these gardens, most of them built by scholars, standardized many of the key features of classical Chinese garden design with constructed landscapes mimicking natural scenery of rocks, hills and rivers with strategically located pavilions and pagodas.
The elegant aesthetics and subtlety of these scholars' gardens and their delicate style and features are often imitated by various gardens in other parts of China, including the various Imperial Gardens, such as those in the Chengde Mountain Resort. According to UNESCO, the gardens of Suzhou "represent the development of Chinese landscape garden design over more than two thousand years," and they are the "most refined form" of garden art.
These landscape gardens flourished in the mid-Ming to early-Qing dynasties, resulting in as much as 200 private gardens. Today, there are 69 preserved gardens in Suzhou, and all of them are designated as protected "National Heritage Sites." In 1997 and 2000, eight of the finest gardens in Suzhou along with one in the nearby ancient town of Tongli were selected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site to represent the art of Suzhou-style classical gardens.
Famous Suzhou garden designers include Zhang Liang, Ji Cheng, Ge Yuliang, and Chen Congzhou.
Helios 44m-4, 58mm, f/2, manual, handheld, natural light
Cosmos bipinnatus
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Creamy white against a pale grey background really makes this lovely Delight Gown by Siss Boom pop. $55L for Fifty5 Thursday Sale. As always Siss Boom has created a beautiful gown with muted colors that really makes the wearer stand out.
"Love in all its subtleties is nothing more, and nothing less than the more or less direct trace marked on the heart of the element of the psychical convergence of the universe upon itself".
-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, "The Phenomenon of Man" pp 265
The world of moths isn't usually available for me photographically as most are night flyers. But some like the mint moths, grass moths and an occasional Brimstone are always a delight when they flit about during daylight hours. This Brimstone alighted in a semi-shaded place so I was able to capture the subtleties of its wing patterns. In full sunlight, this beautiful moth usually bleaches out.
I am finally proud to be an American again (not that I haven't always been proud to be an American, but I have been very disappointed with the people we have put in charge and the descisions they have made). More from the series that I captured two weeks ago in DC while I was there for a neuroscience convention. This is a 5 exp sigma 10mm.
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The Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae) photographed at La Minga Ecolodge in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, reveals the subtle beauty often overlooked in hummingbirds. While its brown plumage may seem muted at first glance, the faint flashes of violet on its throat and the hint of green iridescence around the face become striking when framed against a background of soft greens and warm bokeh. I composed the image to emphasize the bird’s stillness, perched diagonally across the branch, creating both balance and tension in the frame.
From a technical perspective, I worked carefully with the natural light to bring out the iridescence without overexposing the delicate feather detail. The choice of focal length allowed me to isolate the subject while keeping the background smooth and free of distractions, maintaining sharp detail in the bird’s feathers and eye. For me, this image speaks to the discipline of waiting for small gestures in nature, translating them into compositions that highlight subtlety as much as brilliance.
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I'm trying to break conventional rules of photography, deliberately making things distract but also subtlety. There is a element of thirds but not so much. I like the angles. The texture on the water has movement as does the sky. What do you think?
Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
-- Karl Von Clausewitz
[Large for a bit more of the subtleties]
This too, is a re-process of an earlier shot.
In case you're wondering, I'm going to submit five images to Yellow Korner, a chain of photo galleries in, of all places, The Short Hills Mall. (And other big cities around the world).
They ... don't like subtlety. So if all goes well, you, my original fans, will be able say "I liked Steve Fretz's early work, before he went all commercial."
Feb 19th, 2018: re-processed again, with darker darks.
El Jardín del administrador humilde (chino: 拙政园|t=拙政園; pinyin: Zhuōzhèng Yuán) es un destacado jardín chino de la ciudad de Suzhou. El jardín se encuentra en el número 178 de la calle Dongbei (东北街178号). Con 51 950 m², es el mayor jardín de Suzhou y muchos lo consideran uno de los más bellos del sur de China. En 1997, Zhuozheng Yuan, junto con otros jardines clásicos de Suzhou, fue proclamado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jard%C3%ADn_del_administrador_humilde
Los jardines clásicos de Suzhou son un conjunto de jardines en la ciudad de Suzhou de la provincia de Jiangsu (China), están considerados como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco desde el año 1997 y fueron ampliados en el 2000.
En 1997, el Jardín del administrador humilde, Jardín Liuyuan, Parque y jardín Wangshi Yuan, el más famoso de Suzhou, y la Villa de la montaña abrazada por la belleza fueron incluidos en la lista de la Unesco Patrimonio de la Humanidad. En 2000, el Pabellón Canglang, el Jardín de los leones, el Jardín de cultivo, el Jardín Ouyuan y el Jardín Tuisiyuan fueron añadidos a la lista.
Suzhou es la ciudad de China que más jardines conserva. La mayoría de estos jardines pertenecían a casas particulares. La arquitectura clásica de los jardines chinos incluye siempre cuatro elementos: rocas, agua, pabellones y plantas.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardines_cl%C3%A1sicos_de_Suzhou
The Humble Administrator's Garden (Chinese: 拙政园; pinyin: Zhuōzhèng yuán; Suzhou Wu: Wu Chinese: [tsoʔ tsen ɦyø]) is a Chinese garden in Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most famous of the gardens of Suzhou. The garden is located at 178 Northeast Street (东北街178号), Gusu District. At 78 mu (亩) (5.2 ha; 13 acres), it is the largest garden in Suzhou and is considered by some to be the finest garden in all of southern China.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Administrator%27s_Garden
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou (Chinese: 苏州园林; pinyin: Sūzhōu yuánlín; Suzhounese (Wugniu): sou-tseuyoe-lin) are a group of gardens in the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu, China, which have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Spanning a period of almost one thousand years, from the Northern Song to the late Qing dynasties (11th-19th century), these gardens, most of them built by scholars, standardized many of the key features of classical Chinese garden design with constructed landscapes mimicking natural scenery of rocks, hills and rivers with strategically located pavilions and pagodas.
The elegant aesthetics and subtlety of these scholars' gardens and their delicate style and features are often imitated by various gardens in other parts of China, including the various Imperial Gardens, such as those in the Chengde Mountain Resort. According to UNESCO, the gardens of Suzhou "represent the development of Chinese landscape garden design over more than two thousand years," and they are the "most refined form" of garden art.
These landscape gardens flourished in the mid-Ming to early-Qing dynasties, resulting in as much as 200 private gardens. Today, there are 69 preserved gardens in Suzhou, and all of them are designated as protected "National Heritage Sites." In 1997 and 2000, eight of the finest gardens in Suzhou along with one in the nearby ancient town of Tongli were selected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site to represent the art of Suzhou-style classical gardens.
Famous Suzhou garden designers include Zhang Liang, Ji Cheng, Ge Yuliang, and Chen Congzhou.
The fall migration was much richer in variety here in Ottawa than the spring, northbound migration had been. Weather conditions and other factors shape these things, and we are excited when there is a lot of activity and variety - so the spring was a bit bleak (pandemic influence was a factor for sure) and the fall picked up a lot of spirits among birders.
I was able to get out fairly often, and was introduced to the subtleties and challenges of post-breeding colours and challenging identifications. Since I began using a camera for the birding purpose of post-sighting identification I returned to my roots, in a way, especially with the Bay-breasted/Blackpoll nuances. I had never seen either bird in the fall, or in Ottawa (at least to my knowledge) and the differences in the field can be a bit tricky. This bird retained some traces of colour on its flanks and was a lot easier than some of the other birds, and once I learned to start with the feet (not always a guarantee, but Blackpolls tend to have yellow/orange feet) I was getting better with each outing.
While it is true that the fall birds can seem somehow faded, they are quite beautiful in their own right. My friend and mentor Paul Jones, who helped me a lot in figuring some of the field marks out, speaks very energetically about the beauty of the subtler plumage and the very active fall helped me to see some of the range of that beauty.
Soundscape // Paysage sonore: GOLDMUND ("Signals n°1"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnFcSE5zNOw
"Stunning subtlety... absolutely beautiful.... kind of how I think my soul looks at life ;-)" // "Une incroyable subtilité... C'est absolument magnifique... Voilà l'image que mon âme associe à la vie." (Dave BAKER / www.flickr.com/photos/141626863@N07/)
"Délicate atmosphère, belle image !" (René CARRERE / www.flickr.com/photos/143018951@N07/)
reflection in a local pond - the original green was over-powering and I found the subtleties in the tonal range deserved more emphasis, resulting in this duotone image
El Jardín del administrador humilde (chino: 拙政园|t=拙政園; pinyin: Zhuōzhèng Yuán) es un destacado jardín chino de la ciudad de Suzhou. El jardín se encuentra en el número 178 de la calle Dongbei (东北街178号). Con 51 950 m², es el mayor jardín de Suzhou y muchos lo consideran uno de los más bellos del sur de China. En 1997, Zhuozheng Yuan, junto con otros jardines clásicos de Suzhou, fue proclamado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jard%C3%ADn_del_administrador_humilde
Los jardines clásicos de Suzhou son un conjunto de jardines en la ciudad de Suzhou de la provincia de Jiangsu (China), están considerados como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco desde el año 1997 y fueron ampliados en el 2000.
En 1997, el Jardín del administrador humilde, Jardín Liuyuan, Parque y jardín Wangshi Yuan, el más famoso de Suzhou, y la Villa de la montaña abrazada por la belleza fueron incluidos en la lista de la Unesco Patrimonio de la Humanidad. En 2000, el Pabellón Canglang, el Jardín de los leones, el Jardín de cultivo, el Jardín Ouyuan y el Jardín Tuisiyuan fueron añadidos a la lista.
Suzhou es la ciudad de China que más jardines conserva. La mayoría de estos jardines pertenecían a casas particulares. La arquitectura clásica de los jardines chinos incluye siempre cuatro elementos: rocas, agua, pabellones y plantas.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardines_cl%C3%A1sicos_de_Suzhou
The Humble Administrator's Garden (Chinese: 拙政园; pinyin: Zhuōzhèng yuán; Suzhou Wu: Wu Chinese: [tsoʔ tsen ɦyø]) is a Chinese garden in Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most famous of the gardens of Suzhou. The garden is located at 178 Northeast Street (东北街178号), Gusu District. At 78 mu (亩) (5.2 ha; 13 acres), it is the largest garden in Suzhou and is considered by some to be the finest garden in all of southern China.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Administrator%27s_Garden
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou (Chinese: 苏州园林; pinyin: Sūzhōu yuánlín; Suzhounese (Wugniu): sou-tseuyoe-lin) are a group of gardens in the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu, China, which have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Spanning a period of almost one thousand years, from the Northern Song to the late Qing dynasties (11th-19th century), these gardens, most of them built by scholars, standardized many of the key features of classical Chinese garden design with constructed landscapes mimicking natural scenery of rocks, hills and rivers with strategically located pavilions and pagodas.
The elegant aesthetics and subtlety of these scholars' gardens and their delicate style and features are often imitated by various gardens in other parts of China, including the various Imperial Gardens, such as those in the Chengde Mountain Resort. According to UNESCO, the gardens of Suzhou "represent the development of Chinese landscape garden design over more than two thousand years," and they are the "most refined form" of garden art.
These landscape gardens flourished in the mid-Ming to early-Qing dynasties, resulting in as much as 200 private gardens. Today, there are 69 preserved gardens in Suzhou, and all of them are designated as protected "National Heritage Sites." In 1997 and 2000, eight of the finest gardens in Suzhou along with one in the nearby ancient town of Tongli were selected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site to represent the art of Suzhou-style classical gardens.
Famous Suzhou garden designers include Zhang Liang, Ji Cheng, Ge Yuliang, and Chen Congzhou.
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Acho que não preciso dizer nada.
I don't I think I should say anything.
Another from a magical day out in the Black Mountains in Wales.
This was taken on the approach to Rhos Dirion, with the mist of a temperature inversion starting to creep over the lip of the escarpment.
The sheep didn't seem to mind, but I suppose as they are quite often stuck in the hill fog that is so prevalent here, being able to see anything is a bonus!
I was struck by the light on the mist, in particular the sharp shadow line, with the blue colour below, and the pink above caused by the early sun.
This one also used some of the subtleties of development available by using the Nik suite.
- Thucydides.
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While at White Sand NP, I woke up early on our second day for a sunrise shoot. I was hoping for one of those spectacular sunrises that the park is renowned for. But it was not one of those days. Instead, muted pastel colors greeted us. Together with the beautiful pale shades of the gypsum dunes, the park looked like nothing I had ever seen before in pictures. My first subject of the day was the lone tree location, and on my way back, I started to look for unique shapes in the dunes. After a couple of interesting spots, I came across this view. Here the wind had moved the sand enough to reveal a bit of the hardened rock shelf beneath the dunes with a bit of vegetation peaking through. The sky had moved on to blue pastel colors by then, and I adored the subtlety of the scene.
Cosmos bipinnatus
Helios 44m-4, 58mm, f/2
handheld, manual, natural light.
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No grand vistas, epic scenery, golden light or stunning views, but my kind of image nonetheless.
An often overlooked little area of woodland that I will certainly be returning to. The hint of mist adding a lovely soft feel to the image.
Rothwell, Lincolnshire Wolds.
The image looks a whole lot better if you click on it to view it large!