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Though the evil virus is hanging over all our shoulders, we can still enjoy a good staycation! :D
Keeping away from the crazies that think the virus is a hoax, or that their rights are more important than their responsibilities towards other people's health... I have NO issues avoiding hanging out with those. I've not studied epidemiology for 7+ years at Uni, so I'll just keep following the advice of those that have.
Follow me ... please? :D ♥
Check out the event's flickr too! Gimme Gacha Flickr.
For a visual reference of the full inventory at Gachaland, check the official website and the official blog as well! :D
The things in the pic, available @ Gachaland untill the end of July 2020:
The eyes: {Demicorn} Glazed Eyes - 8 (for catwa, genus and omega)
The cup: *~*HopScotch*~* Summer Drink - Fruits Banana
The nails: .:: SO ::. Bento Nails Mesh Ballerina Long Maitreya (StunnerOriginals)
The bodysuit: AtaMe - CnK Skulls Bodysuit Maitryea
The watch: So Silly Interactive Fruity Watch
The flying pet: So Silly What A Germ Pet
The stool with my friend Squirrulz sitting on it: 12. *SS* WD [Stool] (Star Sugar)
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The painted trees and the cool Wicker Lounge is from an upcoming release by DRD (Deathrow Designs). More info on that, soon! I won that set at a give-away in DRD's discord server. They have plenty of those give-aways, so if you're not in the server, you're missing out! Like... seriously!
The squirrel is wearing: Ananas// Personal Space - Asteroids
My hair: {Limerence} Connie hair (available at Level Event till July 24th!)
The fence, grass and flowers: Heart - Flowering Path
My body: Maitreya Lara
My head: Catwa Catya
Extra close-up pictures:
Though the shimmering blue wings can steal your attention, the Blue Morpho's underwing is striking, too. Here it is feasting on sliced citrus at the yearly butterfly show at Meijer Gardens tropical conservatory.
Though the street I was on was like any other in the area, this passageway to a back courtyard was too remarkable to pass up on.
Even though the picture looks calm, it is not really. you can see heavy shower (storm) quite far and the storm is moving slowly towards thinadhoo
Though Maverick claimed victory over Iceman, the true win was in this incredible collaboration. Huge thanks to Jaison Cobalt for helping this shot soar!
Though this past summer's trip was a rough one, I'm starting to plan next year's. It will be scaled back - at least as far as distance goes. I'll be hitting new places and driving new roads, but will be covering some familiar territory.
If it seems a little early to be planning for July 2025, that's okay. Mostly, I just enjoy trip planning. I love pouring over maps and finding backroads and oddities.
I hope to be visiting more towns than in the past few years. And fewer cemeteries (but still, cemeteries).
But there are also the multitude of unplanned things along the way such as these two little houses. I don't know why they were built or when, but it was difficult to not stop and photograph them.
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'Path of Least'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Vericolor HC (x-03/99)
Process: DIY ECN-2
Colorado
July 2024
Though this vast barren landscape can appear dead, it's just waiting for the right conditions to burst forth with life. Tankwa Karoo National Park, Western Cape, South Africa
Even though my quick trip to Europe was three months ago, I am just now finding enough time to sort through my photos and update my blog. The second installment is now up and features an article on the magnetic draw that Lake Bled tends to have on Landscape Photographers from all over the world. There is just something about the way the architecture on that island interacts with the peace and solitude of the surrounding lake, nearby hills and distant mountains. Add to that the fact that mist will typically crawl across the surface on cold mornings and you can always count on a line of photographers on the shore of Lake Bled on most mornings throughout the year.
On this particular morning, I had just changed locations hoping to pull more of the island into frame when I ran into a workshop being led by Sean Bagshaw and Luke Esenko. If you get a chance to see Sean's shot, you might notice a few similarities as the man was literally standing about three feet away from me as I took mine. It was a truly glorious morning followed by a crazy drive over to the Dolomites to grab a Milky Way photo that night.
For more info on this incredible lake, please feel free to check out my latest blog article up today at: The Resonant Landscape
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These plants just do not look real but as though they have been moulded from plastic, their colours are just brilliant. At the nursery I saw red, orange pink and this greenish shade. This is SOOC with just a small border added.
A member of the arum (Araceae) family, this tropical American genus includes some 900 species of evergreen perennials and climbers. Quite often seen as indoor plants, they are also very popular in tropical gardens. Anthuriums are also grown as cut flowers, and are an important industry in Hawaii, where at the peak of production in the 1980s around 30 million flower stems were shipped to the worlds markets. Although some species have been used medicinally where they occur naturally, all parts of the plant are toxic and such use, even externally, is not encouraged.
Flowering Season: Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
Appearance
Anthuriums develop into a cluster of short upright stems bearing large, elliptical, lance- or arrowheadshaped leaves, which are usually held upright on stiff stalks. The distinctive flowerheads are made up of a flattened, shield-shaped, petal-like bract known as a spathe, which surrounds a protruding cylindrical spike embedded with many tiny flowers, called the spadix. Both the spathe and spadix tend to be the same color, usually bright red, though other colors occur among the hybrids.
Do view this large - it is worth it.
Even though this small batch of banana nut mini muffins didn't rise as usual to give that nice muffin dome top it didn't really matter. They still tasted good and gave me today's photo.
Though she is no-longer with us, we miss her at the office very much. A joy to have around, indeed.
Mazie (2/13/05 - 7/16/18)
Though I probably have more California Quail pictures than any other bird (except maybe the Black Phoebe or the Scrub Jay), this one's hard to forget. I was near Old Borges Ranch at the section of the East Bay Regional Park System reserved for preservation of quail, and the wind was buffeting me from all directions. I was about to give up on birds for the day, when I spotted this male overseeing his harem and at least 15 chicks. And he wasn't going to give up his post until they were all safely under coyote bushes, a favorite sanctuary if there are no farm buildings around.
Quail are not the brightest of birds. There was a Red-tail hawk overhead, giving his characteristic call. Any other bird would run for it, but while this quail kept an eye on the sky, it took him at least five minutes before he flew down to be with his (and others') familes. Btw, the Quail's real predator is the Cooper's Hawks, and Cooper's Hawks know exactly where to go to get a relatively easy lunch.
P.S. Quail prefer to run rather than fly. Their flight is in bursts and not terrible fast. In this respect, they're somewhat like the Roadrunner only a tenth as fast which is still pretty fast. They can, as we all know, outrun and out think a coyote, even one that owns shares in Acme Explosives!
This sunrise over the coastal fog is one of my favorite photos from 2016. While it was a busy year for me otherwise, it was pretty quiet photographically. Though I did get back out to California over the summer and up to Maine as well. Hopefully I'll make time for some local photography much more this year.
If you're interested, here are my six Favorite Photos from 2016. Cheers!
Even though Honey now weighs almost 6.80kg (15 pounds) she still considers herself a lapdog. Mine or John's lap is her her sanctuary when anything spooks her or when she just wants to be cuddled....which is 80% of the time. 9 months old.
#82/365 Sanctuary: :121 pictures in 2021
I arose early this morning and travelled to the Vermilion Lakes, just outside the town of Banff, in Canada's Banff National Park. I had hoped to catch the sunrise, and was discouraged by some low-hanging cloud and light rain. I decided to persevere, though, and was rewarded with this sight.
Though the snow has stopped the peaks of the Continental Divide are still hidden in the mist. We decide to let 5995 head west unescorted and return east to look for another train.
Though the sun's setting and the light dimming, that's not stopping some from taking their leisure boats out onto the water with a similar leisure craft arriving with southbound Amtrak passenger train #53, the Auto Train, roaring across the Aquia Creek bridge with its long, lanky train trundling behind the venerable GE P42DCs on November 14, 2020, near Aquia Beach, VA.
Looking as though it is planning something untoward I was glad that I was using a long lens.
The shot of this grey seal bull was taken at Donna Nook on the Lincolnshire coast.
Even though this is a juvenile Tri-colored Heron he was on his A game and primed to snap up anything that came within striking distance. Tri-colored Heron foraging on the banks of Horsepen Bayou.
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Too busy for flickr these days, even though there is a lot of new stuff on my harddrive. Preparing exhibition and a photography visit to Bosnia at the same time.... But I really need Flickr to sort out what photos are "keepers" so this photostream is far from dead :-)
Sun breaks though illuminating the Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park on a rainy, August afternoon. Completed in 1932, the spectacular, 50 mile long Going-to-the-Sun Road bisects the park east to west. The paved two-lane highway spans the width of Glacier National Park and crosses the Continental Divide at 6,646-foot-high Logan Pass. It passes large glacial lakes and cedar forests in the lower valleys; canyons and cliffs; culminating at the windswept alpine tundra atop the pass. Scenic viewpoints and pullouts line the road offering dramatic views and photo opportunities. One thing I found interesting is that the view from the road varies depending on the direction you are traveling. I drove both ways a few of times and see different things each time.
The road is nationally significant for its design and monumental engineering accomplishments. The original roadbed, bridges, tunnels, culverts, retaining walls, and guard walls were built in the “NPS Rustic” style. Individually, these structures are often significant examples of period engineering and design philosophy; collectively, they comprise a vital, integral component of the road’s unique character. Most of these structures were designed to harmonize with the roadway setting by using native materials and by blending with landforms as much as possible.The Going-To-The-Sun Road is a National Historic Landmark, is included in the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
Winter has sharply arrived in Sheffield with some snow overnight, although only a small amount. The weather has been freezing for the last week though.
Even though we are far apart you are always in my heart. Have a wonderful Birthday.
Camellias.
Texture thanks to Joessistah.
Though they have special tubular tongues to extract nectar, these birds are focused on spruce trees and the spruce budworm when they travel north. They move in and out of the inner branches of coniferous trees, eating any insect they find. Occasionally they pop out in a way that enables a neat image. There can be a lot of time waiting though.
You must understand though the touch of your hand
Makes my pulse react
That it's only the thrill of boy meeting girl
Opposites attract
It's physical
Only logical
You must try to ignore that it means more than that
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
It may seem to you that I'm acting confused
When you're close to me
If I tend to look dazed I've read it someplace
I've got cause to be
There's a name for it
There's a phrase that fits
But whatever the reason you do it for me
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
I've been taking on a new direction
But I have to say
I've been thinking about my own protection
It scares me to feel this way
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a sweet old-fashioned notion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
What's love?
Got to do it
Got to do it
What's love?
Song: What's Love Got To Do With It ~ Tina Turner~
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw78mrc6K5A
Photo/Edits: Inde-CYN-t Exposure Photography
~CYNimon Catnap~
Though long gone and replaced by Pixar Pier, Paradise Pier lives on in bright colorful memories. This is a re-edited version of a previous upload with more color, vibrance and light.
…….Even though it was raining it was nice to have our usual walk along the river Severn at Shrewsbury today and watch the leaves fall too! The river was quite high but still safe enough on this path - might be another story in a couple of days time!! Alan:-)…….
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though mostly sunny, it's gotten a lot colder here this week, it was a slightly misty sundown when I took Saxon to the park :-)
struggled to decide which shot to go with this week, all very similar, added a series selection to my photostream if you're interested :-)
moving day is in under a fortnight now, been packing all week, very exciting :-)
After admiring the bare brick walls inside a Costa cafe I thought to touch one. It was a rather good fake wallpaper! The four filament table lamp was also fake - LED. Enjoyed the sausage burger though.
A favourite group of trees for me, I love photographing them from the top of near by hill. It’s usually best in autumn and one year I capture in late autumn with in a heavy frost, that photo hangs on my wall. So when presented with a very misty morning inevitably I headed for these trees, but from my preferred view point the mist was too thick and I could see the trees. I made my way down the hill and the trees started to emerge from the mist. I needed to keep some elevation to keep the shape so before I lost that I took the photo and moved on from what I thought was a bad job. Fourteen months later a bad job becomes I fond memory of the morning which I’m now going to post as I have nothing new to post.
Strong winds bringing big waves to the islands along the Northern Sea also deliver razor clams (aka American jackknive clams) and other mussels that are a great source of nutrition for the small waders that are roaming the beaches this time of the year. It is a bit of work though to get the flesh out of the mussels as you can guess from the picture. The big bird in a picture is a red knot, which is mostly grey in winter plumage. There is only a slight hint of color on its breast. Lots of Turnstones in the background and this time I wished I had been a bit further away from the bird.
Gerbera daisy flowers are classified as herbaceous perennials, even though they are treated in cold climates as if they were annuals. They are members of the aster family.
Characteristics and Colors
The wonderful blooms are large (4 inches across) and have a central disk that can be yellowish, light-bronze, or dark in color. This disk is surrounded by rays that come in a variety of colors.
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
This is one moment I hope to carry with me for years to come. As I stood in the Duluth Harbor in sub-zero temperatures and saw this through the lens of my camera I was simply overtaken with awe. With the sun preparing to rise, the fog rolling in and not another soul to be found, I thought to myself, “it just doesn’t get any better than this”.
Kentmere 100 rated at 64 ASA, developed in Rodinal 1:25 for 9 minutes. Though I found this development dilution/time for this film, it resulted in severely overdeveloped negatives. Never again, Rodinal. I've come to hate the stuff.
Also, I am getting rid of my remaining stock of Kentmere 120. It lacks sharpness and high value definition, and images from it are difficult to edit. There's a kind of flatness to the results. It's a fine film for students and those who have to stay on-budget, but otherwise it lacks charisma.
Rolleiflex 2.8 E Planar.
though not many hours of exposure AND occassional low clouds, i'm pretty satisfied with the outcome - compared to my first try last november it is a huge step forward :)
Camera: Canon 50Da
Telescope: Esprit 80ED
Mount: HEQ5Pro
Guiding: 180mm scope with PHD2
RGB: 33x4min ISO 400
Ha: 40x4min ISO800
10 darks, 20 flats
total exposure time 4h52min
stacked in DSS, post edit in Photoshop and Lightroom
shot under a bortle 5 sky at 10% waning moon (and -8°C)
Though there's so many flowers for the hummingbirds right now, they seem to like the tomatoes as well. This one is taking a breather for a moment on a tomato cage.
Though millions of people have already taken pictures of the Lower Manhattan skyline, this still is a stunning panorama. I took the photo from a sightseeing boat cruising around the Statue of Liberty.
Many thanks for your visits / comments / faves!
"You can only come to the morning though the shadows…"
` J.R.R. Tolkien
Theme: Power In Words
Year Thirteen Of My 365 Project
I drove up the road from my house so I could get a higher vantage point to catch this sunset. Even though it's pretty flat where I live, and the background can be cluttered, I wasn't disappointed.
Though I love the yellows, reds and oranges... dandelion white is also a fall "color". I so rarely use my 50mm f 1.8 lens... this seemed to call for it.
I did OK with my take on the Black Skimmers a few days back, but I wanted to make some adjustments: (1) don't shoot through the creek edge weeds - even though the camera held focus on the bird, the fuzzy plant foreground kinda hazed over the bird sometimes. So I sat closer to the water. (2) That included another improvement, a lower POV from the last session where I was standing. (3) Try faster shutter speeds to freeze those skim trails. So today I tried my 70-200 f/2.8 with a 1.4 tele, for a happy f-stop of 4. Last session I used my 200-600, wide open at f/6.3, which is a difference of 2 stops. That's big in low light, and I needed it because they started skimming 15 minutes later and the sun was completely gone from the creek bed, though for awhile it lit the far side and did make some really colorful reflections, like here.
哈瑪星，兒時的記憶
Though James Blunt's High is about dawn, I feel it is the right song for the image I took in Pier 2 Art Center this Sunday!
James Blunt - High
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJTbJOeFMA
7DWF Monday: Free Theme
Though Mt. Mitchell, at 6,684 feet, is the highest point in the Appalachian Mountains, Clingmans dome (6,643 ft.--pretty close!) is the highest point in Tennessee and in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
The name "Smoky Mountains" derives from the Cherokee Indian name, meaning "place of blue smoke." Of course, there's no smoke, only a prevailing mist that diffracts blue light. That and golden evening light make for quite a scene.
This was taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85, with an Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro lens at 24mm.
ISO 200
f/11
1/600 sec.
Though I provide them mainly for the Eastern Bluebirds, just about every species of birds devour the mealworms - including this male Northern Cardinal. Photo captured in my yard in NE Oklahoma.
Close to you I will always stay.
Close to you, though you're far away.You'll always be near, as though you were here by my side.
No matter where, in my dreams, I'll find you there.Close to me, sharing your caress.
Can't you see you're my happiness?Wherever you go, my heart will go too.
What can I do?
It only wants to be close to you.
Wherever you go, my heart will go too.
What can I do?
-Frank Sinatra
Though it was technically summertime when we visited (November), we had changeable weather with "interesting" skies.
Though these gas pumps are no longer in use, they provide a great glimpse back into a time many of us remember, when things seemed a lot simpler.
I can still recall the first time I saw a pump your own gas station in Michigan! They had yet to hit Florida, and I was amazed that people were allowed to fill their own tanks! Now it's hard to find a station where you DON'T.