Beautiful evening light with Lofoten in the background

Looking close on Friday - Blue on a white background

Black-Winged Stilt against a golden striped background, captured in Hong Kong

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In the background a gladiolus palustris-

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Canon EOS R + Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM @ 1/1600 f/2.8

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Thanks to all for visits, comments & Favs!

Greetings from Tucson.

The shade of the orange trees creates a nice dark background.

Our local female broad-billed hummingbird, keeping all others away.

Tucson, Arizona

sedum album

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Gangi is a village perched on Monte Barone, a mountain covered in houses with Etna in the background, 120 km from Palermo.

This small village stands at a thousand meters above sea level, surrounded by churches and noble palaces.

In addition to the enchanting landscapes and being enveloped in a unique atmosphere, the medieval village of Gangi also offers an enviable artistic, historical and cultural heritage.

It was proclaimed Borgo dei Borghi in 2014 and named "Jewel of Italy", the only municipality in Sicily that has had these privileges.

For lovers of nature, trekking and walking, in Gangi it is also possible to organize this type of excursions, in the spectacular scenery of the paths of the Madonie Natural Park, suspended between the sea and the mountains.

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Gangi è un borgo arroccato sul Monte Barone, una montagna vestita di case con l’Etna di sfondo, a 120 km da Palermo. A mille metri di altezza sorge questo piccolo borgo, circondato da chiese e palazzi nobiliari.

Oltre agli incantevoli paesaggi e ad essere avvolti in un’atmosfera unica, il borgo medievale di Gangi offre anche un patrimonio artistico, storico e culturale invidiabile.

E’ stato proclamato Borgo dei Borghi nel 2014 e nominato “Gioiello d’Italia”, l’unico comune in Sicilia che ha avuto questi privilegi.

Per gli amanti della natura, del trekking e delle passeggiate, a

Gangi è possibile organizzare anche questo tipo di escursioni, nello spettacolare scenario dei sentieri del Parco Naturale delle Madonie, sospesi tra mare e montagna.

I haven't had a kalanchoe quite like this one. New blooms keep appearing daily. I like using them for macro shots and am having fun experimenting with washi paper backgrounds. I like the way the buds showed up in this pic.

Please note that long lists of group invites will be vapourised.

Getting the background in the right spot took patience, it's part of the photo, and many times, the most difficult.

Press L (can take a Z'ding)

Another from last year. The background is natural - just the early light falling on golden grass with the butterfly in my shadow and a tweak or two of the exposure.

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Diptych-Project

White-winged Fairy-wren

Malurus leucopterus

Maluridae

A duo-toned Chrysanthemum.

Such opulent flowers, a joy for the eye.

Have a blooming day and thank you for your comments, M, (*_*)

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This mockingbird was at the top of an Electric Pole singing. Every couple minutes it would fly up a few feet and then resume it's position.

Baseball fans entering the stadium at a Texas Rangers game….let’s play ball.

Press "L" to play ball.

Thanks for taking time to fave, comment and look at my work. I really appreciate.

my texture

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Looking Close on Friday

Theme: White background

This delicate floral ceramic sulpture was a gift from a client many yrs ago. It is VERY special to me. HLCoF

Cell Phone Shot.

2 of the barns

outside of Jackson, WY with the Grand Teton in the background.

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A 2-page spread I did in March. Acrylic paint, collage, ink and white marker.

Nature/Flowers

Working with this candid street photography grab from Broken Arrow Rose District, I hated all the vehicles in background so worked to smooth them out. I wanted the tattoo and real roses to be seen over the cars behind them.

Last night this beautiful barn was struck by lightning. It burned to the ground. I am so sad, it was such a beautiful sight to see. I took this photo about 10 years ago, as the sun rose over the hills to the east. That is Pikes Peak in the background. UPDATE, Sadly this lovely barn was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground in 2023.

The last in this series of buttercup shots , I do like the darker background when I do these images .

My thanks on line tutor Matt Kloskowski for the lesson on creating one's own textures.

Photographing signs is not the most original venture. In the background, a few lights from the skyscrapers in Frankfurt downtown can be seen. Just messing around.

old bridge down by the mud (mud river) i have taken a lot of pictures from this bridge and now they have blocked it even for walking on. it is wildly warped and probably shouldn't be walked on.

my texture - old paper

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OLYMPUS EM-5Mark II

A slightly unusual composition for an insect photograph, but this was taken at 500 mm, and I quite liked the creamy background.

Also, this serves as a good example of a composition using negative space.

Comments and Critique welcome.

Pink and Purple!

One of the last Peonies' of the season, combined with Mauve Campanula, the bellflowers.

Pure joy to work with, trying different angles and compositions.

I wish you a good day and thanK you for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

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