#AdamsPhotoChallenge. (Pain)

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Would you carry on walking or turn and run ? 😨

Eerie Dream - composed by Peder B. Helland

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would you take a ride?

Ansel Adams would slap a red filter on his lens, then spend three days burning and dodging in the dark room, making his prints. That’s a manipulation. Even the photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson, with all due respect to him, are notoriously burned and dodged :-)

Joel Sternfeld

HPPT!! Truth Matters! Lies have consequences!

many petalled star magnolia, 'Chrysanthemumiflora', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Le Puy en Velay

Serait parfait comme bouquet de mariée

I would like to wish all my Flickr friends a happy New Year and I sincerely hope that the corona pandemic will be over by then.

For the time being there is no reason to laugh, so I hope this will be the case next year!

So respect the social distance and all stay safe........

Would you like to dance?

The orange-winged amazon (Amazona amazonica), also known locally as orange-winged parrot and loro guaro, is a large amazon parrot. It is a resident breeding bird in tropical South America, from Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil. Its habitat is forest and semi-open country. Although common, it is persecuted as an agricultural pest and by capture for the pet trade (over 66,000 captured from 1981 to 1985). It is also hunted as a food source. Introduced breeding populations have been reported in Puerto Rico .

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Would hate to have to wash all of these windows

travel memories ...

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Another Coua from the south-western region of Madagascar, Tsimanampotsotsa Park.

This Red-capped Coua was just hooting at the top of his lungs as he bounced from tree top to tree top in this dry spiny forest.

He was looking up into the sun which made for a challenge, but there was no moving around him because he would definitely be gone - - he's not a bird who hangs around for people or any sort of disturbance.

Red-capped Coua - Madagascar

Would be so beautiful every morning begins like this :-))

Have a great day !!!

Thanks for your visit,comment or fav!!

My nephew : Rashid

I would always greet it in a garden :-)

Ruth Stout, "A Lilac Bush and an Apple Tree," How to Have a Green Thumb Without an Aching Back, 1955

HGGT!! Protect the ones you love, wear a mask, vaccinate...take care :-)

Helleborus x nigercors Pine Knot Select, plant delights nursery, wake county, north carolina

A warm and appreciative welcome to the dragonflies who have emerged from their watery haunts to provide relief from the flying pests which would otherwise cause us defenseless humans aggravation and torment.

[Were you wondering, not SOOC...;-)...more intimidating larger]

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Central Park, New York City

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Would you rescue me?

Would you get my back?

Would you take my call when I start to crack?

Would you rescue me? Ahh

Would you rescue me?

Would you rescue me when I'm by myself?

When I need your love, if I need your help

Would you rescue me? Ahh

Would you rescue me?

We don't talk much, not anymore

Broken bottles and slamming doors

But we still care about each other

Say we care about each other

I know life took us far away

But I still dream 'bout the good old days

When we took care of each other

We were living for each other

@Whispering Windz

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Would you know my name

If I saw you in Heaven?

Would it be the same

If I saw you in Heaven?

I must be strong

And carry on

'Cause I know I don't belong

Here in Heaven

Would you hold my hand

If I saw you in Heaven?

Would you help me stand

If I saw you in Heaven?

I'll find my way

Through night and day

'Cause I know I just can't stay

Here in Heaven

Time can bring you down

Time can bend your knees

Time can break your heart

Have you begging please

Begging please

Beyond the door

There's peace, I'm sure

And I know there'll be no more

Tears in Heaven

Would you know my name

If I saw you in Heaven?

Would you be the same

If I saw you in Heaven?

I must be strong

And carry on

'Cause I know I don't belong

Here in Heaven

'Cause I know I don't belong

Here in Heaven

To my Flickr friends,

Thank you very much for being my followers, today is the beginning of this year, I hope you guys are doing well and keep upload the new photos. I know the world is still on the hard time, take care of you, and be happy and healthy and stay safe, my dear friends.

Frexy 462

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Would have titled "Message in a bottle" by The Police but chose this Arctic Monkeys' song instead. Spotify just rounded-up my most played songs for 2020 and "Do I wanna know?" was my number 1 song. Not even surprised as i play this everyday since last April..at the office, in the car, while jogging 😊

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Happy Macro Monday

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I would like to know what is going on in your head ... I would like to read your thoughts ... I would like to understand ... I would like to know how you are really doing ... maybe you will tell me someday.

Deontay Tank by Nero at the Men only Monthly Event. 6 Colors...6 plain and 6 in writing.

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I would like to send you all a great big THANK YOU!! :-) Highest position on Explore #14 :-)

Today I wanted to post something a bit more moody and a little bit more depth of focus.

Hope you all have been having a great Sunday and a wonderful weekend!

To see in Large:View On Black

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One curve after the other , Basava Express , clears for the final destination.

Dedicating this picture to my good freinds Pawan Koppa , Shishir Jairam who are also railfans and took pains to take me Makalidurga

"If the moon smiled, she would resemble you.

You leave the same impression Of something beautiful,

but annihilating. "

~Sylvia Plath

happy mother's day!

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happy sliderssunday!

Looking at this photo you would say that there are here at least two different kinds of rock, right? Well, …, wrong! All of it is granite, whose natural colour is the dark grey of the ones on the right.

What makes them look completely different is the sunrise light! On the left the rocks are receiving the early morning’s light, with oblique sunrays warming the scene, whereas the ones on the left are still in the shadow.

Interestingly, due to the high altitude, two cloud layers are present here. One below the POV and the other well above, creating in the middle a “window” of blue sky.

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Serra da Estrela (Star Mountain) is Portugal’s mainland highest mountain. At 1,993 metres at its highest point in Torre, Serra da Estrela is an area of rare landscape beauty. You can take advantage of the moments of communion with nature to discover the diversity of plants and birds and the flocks of sheep herded by Estrela dogs from the breed named after the mountain.

In cold weather, Serra da Estrela is the only place in Portugal where you can try ski, or go sledging, snowboarding or ride a snowmobile. Albeit small, there are several runs with support infrastructure, as well as artificial snow runs for skiing at any time of the year.

This natural park is excellent for trekking, horse-riding or mountain biking. It boasts some 375km of marked trails of varying degrees of difficulty.

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Covão do Boi, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

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“We would search out the meadow carpeted in wild flowers, lay back and let our imaginations tell stories of what we saw painted in the white sky vapors.”

- POPPY : Young Persons' Coming Of Age Story by Pennel P. & James J. - Irwin

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=ypApKTXuOxU

Enter One – Sol Seppy

All of these days

while I sleep and I wake

all of these nights

when I dream and partake

of the kind of love

known only in dreams

that pulls at my roots

where nothing is as it seems

and down in the meadow

where the poppies dance and play

I can drift; I can float

high above; not count the days

and then in the nights

those long endless sights

that are stored up in my mind

sweet memories so kind

and I can let go

finally let go of it all

resist all demands of my time

and just let myself free fall

where will I land

somewhere I will

then fully understand

the love that I feel

and all that passed before

will seem like a dream

that happened to someone else

and not me or so it seems

let go of the past

live here and now

forget all the grievances

that brought me low

but hold on to the lessons

the ones that helped me grow

those small seeds of wisdom

that took hold; now I sow

and spread all I learned

at the hand of the angels

when I was down on my knees

I found healing and bangles

that cut into my wrists

left me hurt; I bled out

but I will never regret

because now I can shout

from the rooftops; the clouds

about the way distance can heal

pain that seems beyond endurance

can turn the way that I feel

and instil grace in the darkness

so the light that is within

shines out through the cracks

and goodness can win

now in the stillness

now in the light

there's no need for anything

when you're holding me tight

in the circle of your love

in the warmth of your arms

I am free to be me

feeling so peaceful and calm.

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Regno Unito, Londra, Green Park, Autunno 2021

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Non so bene

Come dire

Quello che provo

Quelle tre parole

Vengono dette troppo spesso

Non sono abbastanza

Se mi stendessi qui

Se solo mi stendessi qui

Ti stenderesti con me e semplicemente dimenticheresti il mondo?

I don't quite know

How to say

How I feel

Those three words

Are said too much

They're not enough

If I lay here

If I just lay here

Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

A native of Chile, the Monkey Puzzle Tree was first brought to the UK in 1795. On it's first public display in Bodmin, Cornwall, a guest remarked "It would puzzle a monkey to climb that!" And the tree was so-named.

Alexandra Palace, London.

Olympus EM1 + Olympus 12-50mm.

Would make history here in the desert........

upper kachura lake , skardu, PAKISTAN

If you have time I would highly recommend you taking a steep climb out of Broadway Tower towards the Broadway village. This really enjoyable walk is going to take you through the Cotswolds fields full of lambs and absolutely breathtaking views. If you get tired on your way down you can enjoy a little break on one of the benches (if it’s not already taken by the local lambs) and get lost in the tranquility of the Cotswolds view. If you like picture-postcard villages with honey coloured buildings, Broadway village is going to delight you with its rich cultural heritage.

Next time you watch TV look out for Broadway Tower which has been featured in a number of movies and television programs including Sherlock Holmes, The Gemini Factor, Interceptor and Crush.

#MacroMondays

#Pins

I knew early on what would be my subject for the "Pins" theme: pins on an old motherboard. For my "Modern Times" style image for the MM theme "cogwheel" back in 2018 (please see the second comment) I'd wanted a circuit board as background, but didn't have one at hand. So I went to a very small computer shop around the corner and asked if they had an old, useless circuit board lying around – they had, and I got it for free. To carry it home, however, was a spiky affair. I'd thought that I'd simply put the mainboard under my arm, but I hadn't been aware that there are so many tiny, super spiky-prickly-sharp pins on a mainboard ;) So in the end I held it – in turns – at the sides (gingerly) or at the ports that would have been at the back of the computer chassis. A lasting memory, as it seems ;)

I've photographed the undersides of a row of connector pins that are plugged onto the edge of the mainboard. Each of them is 1 mm / 0,03 inches long. I've used both extension tubes (10mm/16mm) and the Raynox DCR-250 close-up lens to get as close to the pins as possible. For the yellow/golden light I've used a yellow, semi-translucent cap of a soap bottle that fits so nicely onto the LED lamp's head. I was surprised that the pins looked so soft(-ish), and with the smooth, minimalist bokeh and the background colour (apparently the living room wall, because I hadn't put anything behind the mainboard) the final result reminded me of a corps de ballet or a chorus line. Or of chess pawns, but I prefer the aforementioned idea that these are dancers on an opera stage.

HMM, Everyone! Stay safe and healthy, and have a pleasant week ahead :)

Ich wusste schon frühzeitig (was nicht allzu oft vorkommt), was ich für das aktuelle MM-Thema machen wollte: "Pins" / Steckstifte auf einer alten Hauptplatine. Diese Platine hatte ich mir mal als Hintergrund für mein an "Modern Times" angelehntes Foto für das "Cogwheel"-Thema (September 2018, Ihr findet das Foto im 2. Kommentar) bei einer kleinen Computer-Bude bei mir um die Ecke besorgt. Das Nachhausetragen war dann eine stachelige Angelegenheit, denn ich hatte nicht an die doch sehr vielen, so kleinen wie nadelspitzen Steckstifte / Lötstifte / Verbindungsstifte und das andere spitze Zeugs, mit dem so eine Platine bestückt ist, gedacht. Unter den Arm klemmen war also nicht – und diese "Fasse-die-Platine-dort-an-wo-es-mal-nicht-pikt"-Erfahrung war dann offenbar doch so nachhaltig, dass ich mich gleich daran erinnert habe, als ich las, was das heutige Thema sein würde ;)

Ich habe hier beide Zwischenringe (10mm/16mm) und die Raynox-DCR-250-Makrolinse verwendet, um so nah wie möglich an die Reihe von Verbindungsstiften heranzukommen. Fotografiert habe ich deren Unterseite, mit gelb-goldenem Licht von der Seite, für das ich den halbtransparenten, gelben Schraubverschluss einer Spüliflasche auf den Kopf der LED-Lampe gesteckt habe (er passt wie dafür gemacht). Die Hintergrundfarbe kommt offenbar von der Wohnzimmerwand, da ich nichts hinter die Platine gestellt hatte. Das Resultat sieht überraschend luftig-leicht (für Technik) aus, finde ich. Die "Hütchen" erinnern mich durchaus ein wenig an Bauern auf einem Schachbrett, noch viel mehr erinnern sie mich aber an ein Corps de Ballet.

Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne Sommerwoche, liebe Flickr-Freunde. Und auch wenn die Inzidenzwerte momentan niedrig sind: Passt gut auf Euch auf!

Would you like to die?

✰Storytime SL✰(Opted Out) 2020/1/20 Thank you cover photo!!

Would have been safe to cross on this day,

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"Caipirinha" is a brazilian traditional cocktail, made with cachaça (sugarcane hard liquor), sugar, lime and ice.

We can also use other fruits instead of lime. Most common are passion fruit, strawberries, grapes and pineapple.

Vai uma caipirinha aí ?? ;-)

Thanks very much for your visits and comments, my friends!