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“There is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes”
Richard Buckminster Fuller
Okay, a few weeks ago I purchased the last, fresh Velvia 50 roll left in the fridge at Camera's West on 4th Ave. I loaded it to my Olympus Pen EE-3 (half-frame) and shortly after took a few shots from my apartment and around the neighborhood.
Then, last week I took the camera with me *to Los Angeles and took a few more snapshots while out and about.
In total, I shot 38 out of the 72 exposures the half-frame would have rendered.
Two days ago I dropped it off to develop (negs and CD) and they told me slide film would take 2 weeks to process. Since I could not wait to see the results, I told them to cross process instead.
I picked it up this morning. Needless to say, the results are unexpected. :)
*When traveling with film cameras, try asking--nicely--for a hand inspection. It might not happen every time but it is worth giving it a go. On the trip to and from LA I requested a hand inspection of all my film and cameras and thankfully both TSA inspectors at Sea-Tac and Burbank agreed to do so, with a smile, and even a bit of camera/film chit chat. ;-)
Always entertaining to watch a bird as big a s a jay going to
such great effort to hover just for a bite of peanut butter.
such friendly people in Tabriz bazaar,
and lovely smiles for on the picture!
Thank you Behrad and Behnoud, for showing me around in the bazaar!
I was driving around the neighborhood looking for a nice place to use my 10 stop ND filter for the very first time. I was lucky to find this nice pier with such a great view of the sunset!
I loved the result, and the quality is way higher than what I expected.
Tokina 11-16 + 10 Stop ND filter, perfect to start my second year as a photography enthusiast.
I just love giraffes, they are such unique and beautiful animals!
INFORMATION ON THE GIRAFFE:
The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species. Males can be 4.8 to 5.5 metres (16 to 18 feet) tall and weigh up to 1,360 kilograms (3,000 pounds). The record-sized bull was 5.87 m (19.2 feet) tall and weighed approximately 2,000 kg (4,400 lbs.). Females are generally slightly shorter and weigh less than the males do. The giraffe is related to deer and cattle, but is placed in a separate family, the Giraffidae, consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the okapi. Its range extends from Chad to South Africa.
Giraffes can inhabit savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands. They prefer areas enriched with Acacia growth. They often drink, and as a result, they can spend long periods of time in dry, arid areas. When searching for more food they will venture into areas with denser foliage.
Giraffes have spots covering their entire bodies, except their underbellies, with each giraffe having a unique pattern of spots. Giraffes have long necks, which they use to browse the leaves of trees. They possess seven vertebrae in the neck (the usual number for a mammal) that are elongated. The vertebrae are separated by highly flexible joints. The base of the neck has spines which project upward and form a hump over the shoulders. They anchor muscles that hold the neck upright.
Giraffes also have slightly elongated forelegs, about 10% longer than their hind legs. The pace of the giraffe is an amble, though when pursued it can run extremely fast. It can not sustain a lengthy chase. Its leg length compels an unusual gait with the left legs moving together followed by right (similar to pacing) at low speed, and the back legs crossing outside the front at high speed. When hunting adult giraffes, lions try to knock the lanky animal off its feet and pull it down. The giraffe defends itself against threats by kicking with great force. A single well-placed kick of an adult giraffe can shatter a lion's skull or break its spine.
Source: Wikipedia
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Berroeta,Navarra,Spain
The Baztan valley is a land of noblemen, indianos who returned after making their fortunes in the Americas, smugglers, shepherds and pilgrims who travelled to Santiago along the alternative route that crosses the valley.
Baztan is an evergreen valley with an Atlantic climate and is also the largest municipality in Navarre, covering 374 square kilometres, 15 towns/villages and dozens of caseríos (farmhouses) that dot a landscape of cultivated fields, woods, and meadows in which livestock graze.
There are several medieval palaces and noble houses in the valley, all of them well kept and of great beauty.
The visitor to Arrraioz is met by the haughty figure of the Palace of Jauregizar, a tower of medieval origin with a wooden platform at the top. The road to Ziga leads up to the belvedere of the Baztan, which offers excellent views over the area.
The commercial and administrative centre of Baztan is Elizondo, with its noble houses, palaces and monumental and religious buildings. Baztan has interesting museums such as the ethnographic museum dedicated to Jorge Oteiza (Elizondo) or the Santxotena sculpture museum (Arizkun). It also has delightful spots such as the Xorroxin waterfall (Erratzu), the dolmens of Izpegi and the megaliths of Erratzu-Aldudes.
On the way to the border with France, a road at the top of the Otsondo pass leads to Urdazubi/Urdax, where you can see a mill, a monastery and the spectacular caves of Ikaburu. A guided tour reveals beautiful formations of stalactites and stalagmites and the flowing waters of the Urtxuma, a stream that runs through the caves.
Caves of Urdazubi/Urdax are linked by road or a signposted path to those of Zugarramurdi, which history and legend have always associated with witchcraft.
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El Valle de Baztan es tierra de hidalgos, de indianos que volvieron de ultramar, de contrabandistas, de pastores y de peregrinos que acudían a Santiago por la ruta alternativa que atraviesa el valle.
El Baztan es un valle siempre verde, de clima cantábrico, el municipio más extenso de Navarra, con 374 kilómetros cuadrados, que incluye 15 pueblos y decenas de caseríos que salpican un paisaje formado por prados en los que pasta el ganado, cultivos y bosques.
Son numerosos los palacios medievales y señoriales que adornan las localidades baztanesas, todas de gran belleza y cuidado caserío.
Arraioz recibe al visitante con la altiva figura del palacio de Jauregizar, una torre de origen medieval con cadalso de madera en la parte superior. Si se toma el desvío a Ziga, se asciende al mirador de Baztan, que ofrece una bella panorámica de la zona.
El centro comercial y administrativo de Baztan es Elizondo, con sus caserones, palacios y edificios monumentales y religiosos. Baztan cuenta con interesantes museos como el etnográfico Jorge Oteiza (Elizondo) o el museo escultórico Santxotena (Arizkun), y con bellos rincones donde perderse como la cascada de Xorroxin (Erratzu), los dólmenes de Izpegi y los megalitos de Erratzu-Aldudes.
En el camino que lleva a la frontera con Francia, un primer desvío en las últimas rampas del puerto de Otsondo conduce hasta Urdazubi/Urdax, donde puede visitarse el molino, el monasterio y la espectacular cueva de Ikaburu. Una visita guiada permite contemplar bellas formaciones de estalactitas y estalagmitas y escuchar el murmullo del Urtxuma, un riachuelo que discurre por el interior de la gruta.
La cuevas de Urdazubi/Urdax está unida por carretera o por una senda señalizada con la de Zugarramurdi, que la historia y la leyenda han ligado para siempre a la brujería.
"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."
quote by Henri Matisse
I think it goes for photographers too?
Yet some discard this and will just try to imitate?
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and thank you for your visit, M, (*_*)
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As the light faded this evening, we were treated to another flying visit to the Buddleia in our front garden from a Humming-bird Hawk-moth - such a treat to see at the end of October! HMM
Such a simple name for such a killer waterfall. This waterfall actually has 4 tiers. These are the 2 biggest and the only ones that can't be photographed together. The upper falls (or the 2nd tier) in this pictures is 90 feet with the lower ( 3rd tier) measuring in at 60 feet. The first tier which can't be seen measures in at 60 feet with the 4th lower tier in at 30 feet.
Such a wonderful name 'Lower Slaughter'! This village has been inhabited for over 1000 years.
Taken with my digital Fujifilm X20
So I was in LA for Christmas/New Years. I had a new tamron lens on me and was eager to put it to the test. Ironically this was not shot with my tamron but instead a 200mm (also for the first time, yeah I haven't been very fortunate or experienced with lenses up to this point) So here I was at the LA arboretum finding anything even remotely photogenic.
I imagine it's not that hard to shoot a peacock as they're not easily intimidated by the presence of humans. But he was in just the right position for this shot, I had enough prior training with focus beforehand to make the peacock stand out from the rest of the photo (again, rookie days).
The photo was dominantly blue for some reason, which at first I thought was a mistake I had to fully rectify, but I thought "hold on, a peacock is blue, that's my vibrance right there" So after raising the temperature on the rest of the photo, I painted the bird from the original shot back in.
I love peacocks personally, majestic and unique birds, gives a good display, not outwardly hostile, I like that. But was it worth coming out to LA for, (literally 5 days before the LA fires started)?
Maybe not, but I'm thankful I got this anyway. This is the only wildlife photo I really have so I'm not in a whole lot of convenient groups for this shot, feel free to request to share this if you like it
A large and conspicuous waterbird, the cormorant has an almost primitive appearance with its long neck making it appear almost reptilian...It is often seen standing with its wings held out to dry. Regarded by some as black, sinister and greedy, cormorants are supreme fishers which can bring them into conflict with anglers and they have been persecuted in the past...The UK holds internationally important wintering numbers...
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These are the hands of my brother again.
I hope you can see, that there are birds... it's not so easy to paint them on his hands.
I hope you cannot see these flecks of color on the photo... I think there was something on my lens :(
such a beautiful place to walk.
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Nón lá, the traditional Vietnam hat is worn by almost all older generation of women and many men. Younger women wear the conical hat usually only when wearing traditional clothes "ao dai". I think it looks beautiful on young women even when they wear jeans. Young men are seldom seen with such hat. Baseball cap is much more popular. This traditional symbol of Vietnam is around for 1000 years. Now these are mass produced for tourist trade and only few villages make them by hand. I bought a light traditional Nike red baseball cap, when I lost one of my own.
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AUF DER SUCHE NACH MÖGLICHKEITEN,
MÖGLICHES FESTZUHALTEN (Heinz Gasper 1980)
Als gebürtiger Düsseldorfer hat es mich schon sehr früh in die Ferne gezogen. Frankfurt, München, Wien, Graz und seit 1999 wohnhaft in Jennersdorf, im wunderschönen Südburgenland.
Im ausgeübten Beruf als Werbegestalter und Grafiker (1966-1992) aber auch in der Selbständigkeit (bis 2012) ist die bildende Kunst immer allgegenwärtig gewesen.
Meine Leidenschaft sind Experimente mit verschiedenen Hilfsmitteln und Materialien wie zum Beispiel:
Kurzfilme mit und ohne Kamera - Kodak-Sofortbilder ganz ohne Kamera - Negativstreifen und Dias anders gesehen - PC-Fehler zur kreativen Weiterverarbeitung verwenden - Digitalfotografie und ihre Möglichkeiten mit einem Apple-Computer kombinieren und verfeinern - und bis heute noch vieles mehr entdecken...
The lovely Miss C is chilling out on a tree hanging over the water in the Vondelpark, in the best city in the world :))
Today was a perfect Spring day...until about an hour ago, the blue sky got cloudy and it rained hailed a bit but I guess that was only to protect our hearts&minds from exploding from an overdose of all the sheer joy&fun of spending such a lovely day in such a lovely city, lucky us :D
Have a great Good Friday, enjoy yourself before somebody else does it for you, hehe ;-))
Excerpt from www.legolanddiscoverycentre.com/hong-kong/en/:
The LEGO Discovery Center Hong Kong is an amazing playground that offers visitors an interactive LEGO experience. This cneter has a large collection of LEGO toys, including giant building models and various buildings, animals and characters. Not only that, visitors can also participate in various fun activities, such as building their own LEGO models and participating in competitions, Overall, this is a fantastic place and well worth a visit.
Located in K11 Musea, Tsim Sha Tsui, the location is convenient, just outside the shopping mall at the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station. The interior is built with thousands of Lego blocks. It is an indoor playground mainly for parents and children, which is very fun. There are 10 different Lego-themed parks, including 4D theaters, 2 mobile games, and 1 workshop. The 3-hour inspiring play experience allows you and your children to spend unforgettable parent-child time in the playground.