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Feliz Quarta Sunset ! Happy Wednesday Sunset !
Best seen in light box "L".
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I used to be angry at my friend Doug for skipping rocks in Moraine Lake on an unreal day... I'm starting to change my mind on the subject haha. September 30th of last year remains one of my most memorable days for moments captured like this.
Great White Egret - Ardea Alba
The great egret is generally a very successful species with a large and expanding range, occurring worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. It is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States and in the Neotropics. In North America, large numbers of great egrets were killed around the end of the 19th century so that their plumes could be used to decorate hats. Numbers have since recovered as a result of conservation measures. Its range has expanded as far north as southern Canada. However, in some parts of the southern United States, its numbers have declined due to habitat loss, particularly wetland degradation through drainage, grazing, clearing, burning, increased salinity, groundwater extraction and invasion by exotic plants. Nevertheless, the species adapts well to human habitation and can be readily seen near wetlands and bodies of water in urban and suburban areas.
The great egret is partially migratory, with northern hemisphere birds moving south from areas with colder winters. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
In 1953, the great egret in flight was chosen as the symbol of the National Audubon Society, which was formed in part to prevent the killing of birds for their feathers.
On 22 May 2012, a pair of great egrets was announced to be nesting in the UK for the first time at the Shapwick Heath nature reserve in Somerset. The species is a rare visitor to the UK and Ben Aviss of the BBC stated that the news could mean the UK's first great egret colony is established. The following week, Kevin Anderson of Natural England confirmed a great egret chick had hatched, making it a new breeding bird record for the UK. In 2017, seven nests in Somerset fledged 17 young, and a second breeding site was announced at Holkham National Nature Reserve in Norfolk where a pair fledged three young.
In 2018, a pair of great egrets nested in Finland for the first time, raising four young in a grey heron colony in Porvoo.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
– Margaret Mead –
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
– Desmond Tutu –
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
– Dale Carnegie –
This song was made to celebrate the power of speaking out in order to promote a more just world.
"Use My Voice"
Cover my ears and close my eyes
Just long enough to stop the noise
Go on take everything and throw it away
But I will use my voice
Drown every truth in an ocean of lies
Label me bitch because I dare to draw my own line
Burn every bridge and build a wall in my way
But I will use my voice
Whether you like it or not, you're gonna take what I got
If we can't talk about it, we'll just keep drowning in it
Give me credit or not, I give a lot, give a lot
But don't you speak for me
No, don't you speak for me
Never mind me, I'm a waste of your time
I'm never gonna fit in the box that you need and I can read between the lines, yeah
Gather your friends and wave your gun in my face
But I will use my voice
Whether you like it or not, you're gonna take what I got
If we can't talk about it, we'll just keep drowning in it
Give me credit or not, I give a lot, give a lot
But don't you speak for me
No, don't you speak for me
Whether you like it or not
Whether you like it or not
Whether you like it or not
Whether you like it or not
One day soon
It's gonna fall back on you
No more lies
We're gonna break right through
Like it or not
If we can't talk about it, we'll just keep drowning in it
Give me credit or not, I give a lot, give a lot
But don't you speak for me
No, don't you speak for me
Don't you speak for me
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Swallowtail at sunrise.
To properly illuminate the butterfly in the backlight, I used a reflector and a dimmed LED lamp.
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I used my own # 10 Sunny Evening Watercolour Texture here.
You can find it here: www.deviantart.com/creationsbyirene
The Monarch butterflies have returned to my garden, collecting nectar from the Asclepias and Milkweed, soon I hope to see tiny eggs laid on the underside of the Milkweed leaves :)
Using a close-focus wide-angle lens, I was nearly touching the bee when I snagged this frame. Luckily, it was one of the big docile bumble bees who was happy to let me spy on them.
The fish-eye lens makes it feel like we were standing back from the flower, but if this were a normal lens, it would be obvious this is a macro shot.
Sigma 15mm f/2.8 @ f/11
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The original mill De Zwaluw was built in 1875 as a corn and pearl barley mill. Additionally , it was used as a saw mill.
The mill was listed as a Rijksmonument in 1971. In November 1972, the mill was struck by lightning and burnt down, leaving the base and saw mill standing. Restoration started in 1984 and completed in 1987.
Submitted: 08/05/2021
Accepted: 08/05/2021
Published:
- Secret Escapes Ltd (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 01-Oct-2021
- APL Media Limited (United Kingdom (Great Britain))r 20-Feb-2023
- MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co.KG (Germany) 25-Oct-2024
... used as a spice for thousands of years
Created for Macro Mondays - Condiments
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Photo taken at Faded - Lana
Song: Mercy, Mercy, Me (The Ecology)
Woah, ah, mercy, mercy me
Ah, things ain't what they used to be (ain't what they used to be)
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows
From the north and south and east
Woah mercy, mercy me, yeah
Ah, things ain't what they used to be (ain't what they used to be)
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury
Oh Jesus, yeah, mercy, mercy me, ah
Ah, things ain't what they used to be (ain't what they used to be)
Radiation underground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying
Hey, mercy, mercy me, oh
Hey, things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
Oh, na, na, na
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hey, ooh, woo
- Written by: Marvin Gaye
Macro Monday
Theme: Candy
Size: Less than 3x3 inches
I used mini M&M Smarties
( approx 9mm in diameter ) and some jelly beans in the background.
A small teaspoon with some honey is placed over a chipped Smartie with a drop of honey falling into the chipped area.
You can see this is the second attempt !
Natural side lighting from 3 o'clock and a small LED torch to illuminate the underside of the teaspoon.
Many thanks for your visit, comments and faves...it is always appreciated.
HMM
Using texture and painting on a photo of dusk from last evenings sunset. This was shot just after a storm came through leaving a layer of fog in the meadow.
Thanks to Ellen for use of her texture: www.flickr.com/photos/41904174@N06/29185443352/in/datepos...
Taken at Noshinim's Neighborhood link below
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Willow%20Grove/229/58/534
and Flickr
This used to be the Jumeirah Hotel Frankfurt until this April. It was the first Jumeirah on the European continent. Obviously, not as successful as it needed to be.
In the back of this image the IG Farben Haus, the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Ginnheimer Spargel (TV tower) all line up in front of the slopes of the Taunus.
I try to avoid buying "single use" products as much as possible, but for coffee I make an exception ;-)
• Hair: Sintiklia - Eric
• Head: Lelutka - Connor Head 2.0 NEWWWWW!!!! - The Signature event
• Skin: Go&See - Devyn - Lelutka - The Signature event
• Earrings: V/. VoluptasVirtualis
I used to live in the house on the right when I was very young. It was haunted... that or I was having a bad reaction to the Phenobarbital I was given for my seizures.
RKO_8007. Nikon D850 / f7.1 / 1/1000 / iso3200.
Another Northern Goshawk protecting its prey against other birds of prey! Personally I like this pose!
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The first house was build in the thirteenth century as a hunting lodge used by the counts and dukes of Gelre. The house was named 'Pauwenburcht' (Peacock Castle) because of the white peacocks they kept there. The dukes of Gelre used to wear the feathers on their helmets.
The present house was build in 1905 on the foundations of a house dating from the seventeenth century.
Staverden Castle is build on the foundations of a seventeenth century house.
At the backside of the house lies a small island in a pond. On the the island you can find the tomb of Eleonora. This Eleonora lived at Wildenborgh Castle, one of the eight castles of Vorden. She had a lover, who went on a crusade in the Holy Land. When he was away, another man wanted to gain her by force. When her lover returned home, he was killed by his rival. Eleonora wanted to escape this evil man and fled to Staverden, where a mighty knight lived, who gave her protection. She stayed there for the rest of her unhappy life, always dressed in black.
After her death she was buried on the island in the pond. On moonlit nights, the black lady is seen there, walking to and fro on the island, wringing her hands and lamenting about her lost love.
Not so used to shoot straight but in this pose i loved it.
This pose is called ''Im sorry'' and it will be available inworld only, as group gift (later today).
Here is the shop limo: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Zen%20Soul/20/161/25
Have to thank Tomis for being so patient and posing with me. She did snap her own picture too.
Please check out her stream she is simply amazing!
Her version here: www.flickr.com/photos/155245904@N08/26316179268
My song inspiration
Blue featuring Elton John - Sorry seems to be the saddest word
Example of use of TOPAZ AI SHARPEN
A Chiffchaff taking off
Un pouillot veloce qui s'envole
It's impossible to recover a movement blur with a sharpening filter : a sharpening filter will only add noise in this case but it will never recover details.
TOPAZ AI SHARPEN includes a new function called STABILIZE that is different from a simple sharpening filter. It tries to find a movement on the photo and to cancel it. That's why sometimes there are small artifacts on the opposite side of the movement, but it is really easy to deal with them with GIMP or photoshop.
To conclude : this tool deserves a try as it is free for 30 days.
It is very usefull for animals in movement (birds in flight, animals running ...), but it can manage movement of the photographer too.
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Macro Mondays: Single use
Empty 30ml Irrigation Solution tube for wounds plus Bandage & Bandaid wrappers.
Items Used from NEO Japan
▼△ Jacket : -00- W-ZERO - Kaizoku Shoulder Jacket
▼△ Katana : -00- W-ZERO : Kaizoku Katana A
▼△ Pants : Caboodle - Genzo Pants and Wraps
▼△ Puppet : Haro - Bento Marionette 1
Used
Hayden Panettiere
You come walking 'round here
Acting like we're something
Then you up and disappear
And make it real clear
That we're nothing
I've been used
Damaged by you
Oh, I've been used, now I'm crying
By you, now I'm dying
'Cause I've been used
Guess I knew
'Cause that's what you do
Well, if love was just a crime
You would never do the time
Now, would ya
Could you love somebody else
The way you love yourself
If it suits ya
I've been used
Damaged by you
Oh, I've been used, now I'm crying
By you, now I'm dying
'Cause I've been used
Guess I knew
'Cause that's what you do
Well, I gave you what you asked
You gave…
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I started out with film photography many years ago. But, in spite of seeing so many awesome film images here on Flickr, I love the versatility of digital. I also love collecting old cameras.
Macro Monday, 16.01.2023
#MacroMondays #single use
single use - broken
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A photo for today's Macro Mondays' theme "Single use", an Old Mout cider bottle top (highly recommend the kiwi & lime and pineapple & raspberry flavours; yum!).
When I decided to photograph this cap, I imagined a high-key, minimalist feel, but it seemed to fit a more grungy low-key-white feel.
I wonder if anyone photographs this type of shot in the same disorganized manner as I tend to do, with the set-up evolving in the most disorganized and amusing manner, and a huge mess of random 'props' to put away at the end of the shoot! This shot ended up involving a small piece of kitchen roll rolled up behind the bottle cap to balance it inside the white plastic toothbrush holder, which was precariously balanced on top of a random jar, lit by a head torch fastened to a tall bottle of olive oil, and I 'stabilized' my camera on a tin of biscuits!
We used today to dive into the history of the Danish West Coast visiting the Tirpitz Museum in Blavand as well as the open air museum of Nymindegab. I can highly recommend both locations for people who love to learn more about the life of our ancestors in previous centuries. Nymindegab, Jylland, Denmark
I'm so used to being used
So I love when you call unexpected
'Cause I hate when the moment's expected
So I'ma care for you, you, you
I'ma care for you, you, you, you,
'Cause girl you're perfect
You're always worth it
And you deserve it
The way you work it
'Cause girl you earned it, yeah
Girl you earned it, yeah