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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.
“this is how I feel … “ - Natalie Imbruglia, Torn
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1XWJN3nJo
TORN – NATALIE IMBRUGLIA
Most of the words today are my own but a few, the most important ones to my heart, are from his … je suis désolé mon ange ...
What happens when two angels meet
when worlds collide; fall to their feet
wings entangled; words that fail
to understand love must prevail ...
The pain I felt keenly
like an arrow to my heart
the blood spilled red like a Poppy
a blue eye watched me depart
two white wings above me
were now uncertain
perhaps they were beyond me
lain forever broken;
slain; an horrific love token
fragments; slivers
spine-creeping shivers
leave me cold
leave me alone
can't you see
I am chilled to the bone
the pain took me by surprise
a mortal wound that closed my eyes
tears threatened but I shut them down
I am torn
I am worn
I am everybody's clown
the tears of a clown …
are they real
or do they steal
that which mortals seek
a momentary lapse
the words I didn't speak
just a rhyme
just a mime
gestures of my hands
cannot be seen in far-off lands
nuances; subtle intonations
can't be heard; no vibrations
shutting down; human sensations
this world is not for me
this world that blinds; I cannot see
which way to go
I can't go back
I can't go on
I love and lack
the subtleties that make us human
I am different; let's assume then
that everything we think we know
is nothing but a trick
a trick of the light
an imagined fight
so why does my stomach feel so sick
unexpected feelings rise
unbidden; I see doubt in eyes
and this doubt is in me too
I really don't know what to do
to stay
to go
goodbye
adieu?
au revoir
à bientôt
I love you
je t'aime
j'adore
do you love me anymore?
what will I do?
what will you do?
when I am gone
when I am no more
mon ami
mon amour.
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In the vibrant ecosystem of Villa Verde, nestled at the doorstep of Celaque National Park in Gracias, Lempira, Honduras, I captured the delicate essence of the female Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird, Tilmatura dupontii. The natural light of the setting played magnificently with her cinnamon and bronze feathers as she hovered with precision near a cluster of purple flowers. This image is a testament to the serenity and resilience of nature, showcasing the bird in a moment of stillness amid the dynamic backdrop of her habitat.
From a photographer's lens, the challenge was to balance the subtlety of the bird's swift movements with the stillness of the environment, achieving a sharp focus that breathes life into her figure against a softly blurred background. The technique involved in this shot was a combination of patience, the right lighting, and a keen eye for the perfect moment when all elements converge. For my fellow photographers, it's these moments we live for: the dance of light and shadow, color and form, that tell a deeper story of our world.
©2022 Adam Rainoff
A revisit to the Dungeness shed, a place I last shot with my Leica X nigh on two years ago, when I was trying to fathom out the subtlety of the camera. I came here this week to do the same with the Nikon Df, taking the X for backup, and never once did I reach for it. I love this shot, it seemed so unique, and different from the one I took with the X.
Shot on Nikon Df, post processed in Lightroom.
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.
During a helicopter flight from Katmandu to explore the Himalayas and Mount Everest, I captured an image that stands out from the typical scenery. While it may not depict the towering peak of Everest or the traditional vistas of the Himalayas, it possesses a unique beauty that drew me in. What struck me most about this photograph was the subtlety of the blues and the intricate composition. It was as if I was looking at a carefully crafted painting, with each element placed deliberately to create a sense of harmony and balance.
Despite not being a traditional depiction of the region, it captures the magic and mystery that make the Himalayas such a captivating destination – Himalayas, Nepal.
The Illuminative Magic of Mesa Arch <---------Read Post
On top of a mesa in Canyonlands National Park is home to the near daily optical phenomena that has been delighting nature lovers I would imagine since the Anasazi settled the place thousands of years ago, the illuminative magic of Mesa Arch. This sumptuous visual treat has been attracting photographers like a magnet for years packing portfolios with one of the biggest treats the Southwest has to offer.
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Hovering against the expansive blue, the Juvenile Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) embodies the spirit of Sebastian Inlet State Park. In this shot, the pelican's poised demeanor and the spread of its powerful wings against the backdrop of clear skies capture the essence of freedom. Through the lens, I sought to encapsulate not just the bird's form but also the essence of its untamed world. My focus was on the interplay of light and shadow over its juvenile plumage, illustrating the delicate textures and patterns crafted by nature.
The photograph is a technical ballet, balancing exposure and shutter speed to freeze the pelican's flight without sacrificing the sharpness of its features or the subtleties of natural light. To fellow photographers, it's a moment that underscores the patience required to seize such ephemeral beauty, where timing and environmental awareness converge into the creation of visual poetry. This image is a celebration of avian life and the photographer's unyielding quest to do it justice.
©2020 Adam Rainoff
Six Day Dolomites Workshop 5th - 11th October 2019
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I love trees and cannot shoot enough of them but they are incredibly difficult subjects to get just right but on walking by the lake of Landro in the Dolomites the other day, I looked over the road and saw a variety of trees sunlit by the sun which was quickly moving behind the cliff face that was slowly darkening.
So I nipped across the road and set up the tripod on these for the colour and varying subtleties of the light amazed me. The Dolomites is quite an extraordinary place and I absolutely loved my time here.
I am so looking forward to returning October next year to run my six day workshop. If you are interested in joining me and seeing this awe inspiring landscape for yourself, click on the link in my bio for more details.
I hope you all like it.
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The sun was down, light levels were dropping, and it was cold. I knew there had to be a picture there, somewhere, so I stopped and got out, working fast in the fading afterglow of sunset, using a tripod to keep the ISO low and the images smooth. This is an HDR image, three shots at different exposures, blended and tweaked until I had the look I wanted. I'm generally not a fan of HDR - the heavy handed "cartoon look" in particular can cause me to grind my teeth to dust - but it can be useful in some situations. In this case, it brought out subtleties in the blue shadows on the snow without losing the luminance of the sky.
I shot this on December 31st, early evening. There's something symbolic about the last light of the year. In absolute terms it means nothing, but I like to try to capture the year fading out.
Photographed near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
I have my slr camera for two months and only now I understood I did not try manual focus! so I tried and I loved it, I don't think I will stop now :)
Remember when a tangerine-colored top, lime green shorts, and a neon yellow headband were in? You know, flare!! That is useful when subtlety is not the best tool.
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.
Louis Claude Antoine Vassé (1717-1772)
Musée du Louvre - Paris
Sculpteur français du XVIIIe siècle, élève de Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne et membre de l'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Il est connu pour ses bustes et sculptures religieuses et mythologiques.
An 18th-century French sculptor, Louis-Claude Antoine Vassé was a student of the renowned Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne and a member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. He gained recognition for his expressive portrait busts as well as his religious and mythological sculptures. Vassé’s work reflects a refined mastery of marble, blending classical elegance with emotional subtlety.
Ocean waves are fascinating, capturing them a challenge. For Sliders Sunday, I decided to use masking and selective desaturation and contrast enhancement to force the viewer's eye to one spot. Usually the image itself should do that, with a bit more subtlety. HSS!.
It was the surface textures that drew me in. They reminded me of gently-aged skin, silky and prettily wrinkled. The image loses some subtleties when turned into a flickr jpeg, the highlights getting a light gray pall over them, but I still like it OK.
Digging out old reflections... or maybe not so much as scooping or pouring them out as Chris and Gavin suggested. Thanks, my friends, for teaching me the subtleties of the English language :)))
I saw some long stemmed pink roses on sale yesterday at the village market @ 3 for 5 Euros so bought some as they looked so lovely. The woman selling them gave me an extra 2 for free. I was delighted 😃. I isolated this one in the vase to take a macro photo. The light you see is a torch placed underneath the rose. I like the photo but I think it could be much better - the colour in real life is a subtle pink but with the torchlight any subtlety went out the window…so to speak
At first, the horse is inquisitive, almost expectant, as if I might be the bearer of food or some treat. It makes eye contact with me and visibly relaxes perhaps in response to my soothing tone of voice. It lets me stroke it's muzzle. As soon as I raise the camera, as gently as I can, the animal's muscles immediately become tense and it moves side-on to me, almost as if it instinctively perceives a threat - as if the camera is yet another instrument of human-inflicted pain, like the electrified fence. It occurred to me that I was being insulted, but of course the horse is not capable of such subtlety - its affective responses are not cognitively mediated in the way we grandiosely believe ours to be. We are just slightly evolved monkeys after all, from one point of view.
Lake Shikotsu, Hokkaido, Japan, March 25
I love black and white photography. I've spent most of my time as a photographer working in black and white. Only recently did I decide to give color a try. Looking at my first attempts, I felt a bit lost – even overwhelmed by color.
After some time now, I feel that I'm finally getting used to color and finding things in subtlety. Little variations, very light gradients. I’m not saying I got the trick yet – I’ll need more time and practice. But I feel that I’m beginning to discover things in color that go beyond the obvious – at least for me –, and I’m starting to love it.
One of the fun aspects of photographing the eclipse is playing around with processing a new type of image. There's a lot more there than initially meets the eye, and it takes a little experimentation in Lightroom to pull out some of the subtleties. I'm not sure what other folks do, but I found some settings that I like; I'll do some searching later to see what other folks have done. One approach that I've tried and not had much success with so far is HDR-- for some reason Photoshop has issues auto-aligning the images, which messes up everything downstream, and I don't yet have the skills to do it manually. I'll need some time on that one...
What do you presently feel?
does it currently match all you see?
over the ripples in your mind;
a watermark upon your diary
that rara avis as yet unsigned
where jagged driftwood now rests
-that incessant peaking of your rancour,
let it mellow now,
with all the worldly subtleties of time
washing over social strains it does avow
let this sojourn lap upon your fears
a ripple at a time; subconscious theurgy
within yourself, you are always free
the outside is for whom?
reflecting seconds soon turns wintry
inside, your heart beats veraciously
for you...
it needs no veneer upon it's stage
now refocus with clear fluvial energy
like browsing a watermark upon the page.
by anglia24
10h00: 02/09/2007
© 2007anglia24
☀
[Keep watching the image, the longer you view, the deeper you go, and calmer you feel...try it~~!! ]
It was a very, very wet day in North Vancouver a couple of days ago. On such days - and winter is full of them in this part of the world - it can take a lot of willpower just to head out the door. But I did it, nominally aiming to head up the mountains to one of my favourite waterfalls. The waterfall was good, flowing with a grand torrent, although there are limited compositions and it was raining pretty much the entire time. But it was the dark of the forest on my way home that really made the effort all worthwhile. A simple scene so easy to bypass without notice. yet so rich in texture and subtlety. This is the kind of image that, for me, makes heading out in the pouring rain worthwhile.
“The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.”
Francis Bacon
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.
A much softer yellow than the show stopper I shot last week. There's something to be said for subtlety.
Capturing the ethereal beauty of the Snowy Egret (Egretta thula), I was drawn to its contrast against the vibrant wetlands of Gatorland, Orlando. This photograph showcases the bird’s delicate feathers, ruffled by a gentle breeze, set against a softened background that enhances its striking form. The egret's intense gaze, coupled with the vibrant yellow lores and black bill, adds a profound depth to the simplicity of the scene. Through my lens, the challenge was to maintain the integrity of the egret’s white plumage, ensuring that each feather would stand out in crisp detail, a testament to the bird's pristine beauty.
From a technical standpoint, this was a dance with light and shadow, requiring a balance of exposure to capture the subtleties of the egret’s expression and textures. The shallow depth of field focuses the viewer’s attention on the subject, creating an intimate portrait of this graceful creature. To fellow photographers, this image is a narrative of patience and the importance of understanding your subject, reminding us that sometimes, the most compelling stories are told in the quietest moments.
©2020 Adam Rainoff
Pilgrims way Holy Island November 2015 revisited
This image has been one of my personal favorites. I took it while on a Lee frost workshop November 2015. I like to think my processing techniques and also my subtlety in my application of them have improved over the years, I have thought about reprocessing this one for a while and today was it. I will post a link to the original below not a huge difference ?
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.
Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519)
This is my tribute to the illegitimate son of a peasant girl -- a man who was once charged with sodomy and necromancy (not at the same time), who was an engineer who dreamed up some of the most amazing inventions of all time (he even entertained the wildest of notions that man could fly like a bird), and whose notebook sold many years later, at auction, for $30-million.
Leonardo da Vinci, the famed creator of the Mona Lisa, a portrait that he never actually finished. (see the Lisa's finger), has always been one of my favorite artists, personalities, people in history.
Leonardo, a strict vegetarian, could easily be distracted and often left one project for another. But somehow he still managed to turn out The Last Supper. Interesting, in that he also designed war machines.
This genius is said to have proclaimed nature as the best teacher, the wisest teacher, the most honest teacher. I tend to believe him.
"Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous."
Leonardo da Vinci died nearly 500 years ago, and yet this "illegitmate" man is still remembered, and revered.
God sure has a sense of humor.
This one is for you, Leonardo. Thanks for the Mona Lisa, even if you didn't quite get her done.
~~Sheree~~
PS To all the "south paws" in the world...you are in good company. Leo was left-handed, too.
The original of this photo was overexposed and I was about to delete it, but then something made me think maybe I should have a quick play with it. I dropped the exposure and made a few other adjustments, and the more I looked at it, the more I liked the subtlety of the photo. And the more I thought about the blurring lines of the light and the leaves. So I kept the photo :-)
I've been a little absent, partly due to time constraints, but also because of some technical issues with out of date browsers - juggling uploading and commenting on flickr with the laptop, desktop and ipad! Have rectified the out of date browser so a little more under control, for now!
Like with all things in life there is always a different approach to everything. This is the same group of silver birch I posted earlier, but it differs a number of ways, from composition to the subtleties of post processing and then presentation (aspect). I chose the original photo as it gave a better separation of the birch trunks, what I was looking for. The only problem I had with that photo was the way the path flowed through it, although we lost sight of it centrally it started from left which felt unnatural, well to me anyway. This photo does not have the separation and spread of the birch trunks but the path starts in a natural position to follow, and was in fact my first composition, before faffing around looking for that separation. Because the trunks are more compressed I felt 4:3 aspect was better suited than 16:9 chosen for the first. The post processing was emphasise the spooky misty morning feeling so was cooler than the first photo. All in all a different approach delivering a different photo, maybe more appealing to some.
the dog barks, the cat stalks, a whale swims by and while I indulge in Mozart unaware of the quiet listener behind me
Music: W. A. Mozart: Fantasia for harpsichord [or fortepiano] in D minor (KV 397) / F. Caldara
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEBXmBhY7rg
Camera: Firestorm snapshot, unedited
Windlight water: [Tor] Subtleties
Location: Nykus
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nykus/239/234/5
Note: it'll take you to the landing point first probably. If you click it again, it'll take you to the underwater room.
2nd Note: if you decide to visit and go out into the water, piranhas lurk near the octopus so give that a berth unless you like to get eaten. Fair Warning.
Credits: I do credits because I don't have the time to make everything and would rather take photos anyways. It's only fair to credit the creators just as they do in movies, books and magazines.
Setting:
Setting and landscaping designed by Kayla Woodrunner
In the Water:
Merfolk Commoner - Candy by HEXtraordinary (Corwin Lacourte)
Kelp Forest with sounds and fish by Aley (AleyMart on MP, free)
Blue Whale by Aley (AleyMart on MP, free)
Coral Reef 3D with bubbles by Sapphy Rotaru
HydroLab Atrium Unfurnished by Aley (AleyMart on MP, free) --- the hydrolab is unfurnished but it is carpeted with various rugs
In the HydroLab:
"The Empress III" Double Manual Harpsichord by Alchemy Immortalis (alchemyimmortalis.cyannis)
The Blue Parlour Sofa and Table by Gothic's Musing (Penny Dreadful (gothicmuse)
Note: The table has the victrola and lamp on the table as one piece. The victrola plays a bagpipe tune if you touch it. I got it ages ago on a hunt.
Music Box - Faberge Egg Carousel by Land of Nodd (Noddington Schmooz)
GG Cafe Chair by Twistia Twine
Wiggling-Witty Cats by Mutresse (Eeky Cioc)
Plushie Pals: Ocho the Pacific Octopus by Intrigue Co. (Katharine McGinnis)
Model: me
#8 Mykonos / COMMON / Satin Robe - Maitreya - Tan by Blueberry (blueberryxx)
Black Jeans (Maitreya applier) by Lageeny Fashion (Geeny Silverblade)
Lace Up Heel_Maitreya by ROC (roscee)
Hair: Blueboy by Lamb (Lamb Bellic)
Skin: Adore by Lumae
Lara mesh body by Maitreya
Aria mesh head by Lelutka
It can grow alone 'till it turns to dust
It can tear your world apart or bind to you forever
It can grow in darkness, make its own light
Turn a curse into a kiss, change the meaning of your words
Amy Lee, Love Exists
I don’t normally do subtlety very well, particularly with regards to photography. Give me a retina burning sunset or 10 minutes of exposure to get those clouds dramatically streaking across the sky and I’m in my element. But just occasionally, you come across a scene with such a soft, ethereal feel that you’re happy to just let the story unfold in its own quiet way.
So apologies to all of my usual contacts that have arrived here looking for the photographic equivalent of a spray tan and a Hawaiian shirt only to find a white robe and sandals. But sometimes less is more*
Have a fabulous week, Flickrites and normal service will undoubtedly be resumed shortly.
*often said by people with less.
'Exposition " d'Artefacts en Art effects' Large On Black
Sold 07/2006 and by Getty Feb 2011 for Rosetta Stone / Fairfield Lang
Il sera le fils spirituel de Paco de Lucia et jouera le Concerto pour Aranjuez (Joaquim Rodrigo) sans regarder ses doigts, en fermant les yeux et en ne voyant plus que les images rêvées par ses notes...
A mon neveu, Alex, 8 ans...
(Tu seras un grand bonhomme un jour ;)
He will be the spiritual son of Paco de Lucia and will play the Concerto for Aranjuez without looking at his fingers, by closing the eyes and by not seeing any more but the images dreamed by his
notes...
At my nephew, Alex, 8 years old...
The city, who is alive and never sleeps, is always under construction, always a work in progress. Just like me, I think.
I discovered the subtlety in this image when I was searching for those droplets.
Have a sensational Sunday people.
One of the fun aspects of photographing the eclipse is playing around with processing a new type of image. There's a lot more there than initially meets the eye, and it takes a little experimentation in Lightroom to pull out some of the subtleties. I'm not sure what other folks do, but I found some settings that I like; I'll do some searching later to see what other folks have done. One approach that I've tried and not had much success with so far is HDR-- for some reason Photoshop has issues auto-aligning the images, which messes up everything downstream, and I don't yet have the skills to do it manually. I'll need some time on that one...
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.