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Lego monochrome figures. They look cool but do not know much about them except these all have the Lego logo on their various pieces.
The north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge in the fog, taken from the Marin Headlands a little after sunrise.
I like the softness, the near-monotone look, and the way the top line of the bridge cables runs parallel to the lines of fog above and below. But I may be in the minority on this one - when I showed it to a buddy of mine, he winced and shook his head.
This is a combination bookmark, ruler, and magnifier which has a lovely message too. The pink/red is actually an apple.
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Using a little fill flash here softened with the translucent dome cap turned 90 degrees out, then shooting just off angle to the sun. This is my eldest daughter back from a year in Spain.
If you are wondering how I was able to take this capture using the lens wide open and the fill flash (which really works best below 1/200 second) ... achieved that using the 6 & 4 Stop ND filters to get the shutter speed where I wanted with the light varying in the scenes for the portraits.
Here the fill flash setting was around -1eV as well, to limit the fill light and make it look more natural.
This was very much a snapshot. I was cleaning the lens on the camera sitting quietly in my living room when the light from the patio doors made the houseplant leaf come “alive” with green. Took the shot never really expecting to share it but, I have!
My Girls are from Left to Right:
MSR Custom
Jackie Custom
Ragazza Custom, Petite Wanderling
BudLovesSissy Custom
Prima Dolly Peach, Factory Girl
MilkyRobot Custom, Miss Monster
Lavender Girl, Factory Girl, translucent
Ragazza, Petite Wanderling
Jackie Custom
Kenner, adopted from Gina Garan
This translucent beauty is a Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea). Its scientific name translates as snowy ice-wanderer which is highly appropriate as this species has even been recorded at the South Pole. One interesting thing I noticed was how this inhabitant of the coldest areas tucked its feet into its plumage so there is no sign of them whatsoever in flight. It is reputed to breed further south than any other species of bird. They nest on cliffs in pebble-lined nests and lay a single egg which they incubate for up to 49 days. The chick fledges after a further 49 days. They are long-lived birds (c 20 years) and pair for life. We saw small numbers frequently in the coldest Antarctic waters flying round among the icebergs. But we also saw large flocks sitting round on the icebergs. Getting the exposure right on flying white birds isn't easy. You can just make out the characteristic petrel tube nose at the base of the bill.