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testing a new camera... not sure if I 'll keep it
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not zoomed in from that far (about 3m I think) but quite large
the lilac in the back are the lilacs (flowers) in the back of my garden
the sun was not shining, so I put my orchids at the end of the table near the window which makes them kind of backlit
I don 't like that one can see little stains when enlarged instead of it becoming just mat and unclear, but I probably shouldn 't extend the zoom that much, maybe it was not so steady either.... always something disappointing... uploading for instance, got to copy paste to get them in my pictures library and not automaticly loading the battery when connected to computer and I had expected more of the 20 megapixels instead of only 16 with the Nikon, the colors seem to be better though... must test much more yet, blue skies for instance! waiting for them..; and the battery!!!
but it is very handy for shooting, it has a grip for my fingers to the right, no risk for my thumb anymore, can put my left hand under/holding the fixed lens, feels even lighter than the former like this while it is not, should be easier to stabilize ( ! ) and it has a stronger zoom... got 2 weeks to try out, we 'll see...
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This is a tight frame of the amazing exterior of the EMP (Experience Music Project) Museum in Seattle, WA. If this looks familiar, a similar image was part of the standard Windows 7 desktop backgrounds. I had quite the ah-ha moment when I realized that.
When world-renowned architect Frank O. Gehry designed EMP, he was inspired to create a structure that evoked the rock 'n' roll experience without being too literal. He purchased several electric guitars, sliced them into pieces, and used them as structural elements for an early model design. Visitors can still see the influence of the instrument in the museum's wildly undulating, brightly colored facade.
Seattle | Washington | EMP Museum
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“Bertie, whatever are we doing here? I’ve been waiting around for ages for the man to make up his mind what he is doing.”
“Nothing unusual there Posh Bear, he is always like that.”
“I’d hoped to get out today after hanging about all day Sunday and nothing happening. What is it all about anyway?”
“I think he wants to take our picture again Posh.”
“Whatever for, hasn’t he got enough pictures already?”
“Well I think he wants one with this background.”
“It’s a plate Bertie, doesn’t look anything like a real field with flowers in. He is losing it Bertie, I’m sure he is losing it big time.”
“You could be right Posh but I guess he also wanted to include our two new friends in the picture.”
“Multi-Coloured and thingy you mean?”
“No Posh, it’s Rainbow and Honey. I thought you knew that.”
“Honey? That reminds me, where is dinner? If he doesn’t push that button soon, I’m off to get some of that new honey we have.”
“Posh that isn’t honey, it’s maple syrup which Linda Bear brought with her from Canada.”
“Life never was this confusing when he went out to work all day! At last he is packing up, looks like he has given up. I always did say he is hopeless, never did get my better side in shot.”
“No Posh I’m sure he got his picture I heard the sound of the shutter click. I hope you were smiling or we’ll need to go through all this again.”
“Bertie, anyone who can use a plate as a background, can, I’m sure put a smile on a bear. People, I just don’t understand them sometimes.”
“I would never have guessed Posh.” Laughed Bertie
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The plate is hand painted by a very talented lady called Christine Giles in her studio at Axminster in Dorset.
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A statue of a sitting male angel that read on a stone tablet in the Certosa cemetery of Bologna, Italy, 19 Sep 2020
Two of my own photographs, several of my custom textures and overlays, and elements from antique paintings combine to make a dramatic background.
Roses of my family garden. Born and raised during the reign of my grandmother. Rest in peace. Just trying to keep the tradition alive. How to not admire such beauty. Beautiful day on the second of July 2019, nature finaly comes to explode after two months of hard weather. Can't wait to pick up tomatoes!
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A jetty at the shore of the Schlei inlet near the village of Sieseby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Some background information:
The Schlei is a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea in the state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It stretches for approximately 42 kilometres (26.1 miles) from the Baltic Sea near Kappeln and Arnis to the town of Schleswig. Along the Schlei are many small bays and swamps. It separates the Angeln peninsula to the north from the Schwansen peninsula to the south. The important Viking settlement of Hedeby (resp. Haithabu) was located at the head of the firth, but was later abandoned in favor of the town of Schleswig. A museum has been built on the site, telling the story of the abandoned town. In 2018, Hedeby and the nearby defensive earthworks of the Danevirke were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Schlei's name was once presumably Angel, later giving its name to the region Angeln. This name derives from the Norse word angr (in English: "narrow"). Angel therefore meant "narrow fjord", which fits the long and narrow Schlei well. The current name is thought to have been used only for the inner Schlei. It is beleived to be connected with the Danish word slæ (in English: "reeds" resp. "water plants").
The Schlei stretches 42 km from Schleimünde through Kappeln and Arnis to the town of Schleswig, passing through the rolling hills of Schleswig-Holstein and separating the regions of Angeln and Schwansen. It has an average width of 1.3 km (0.81 miles) and an average depth of 3 m (10 feet), resulting in a water surface area of 54.6 km² and a volume of 163.8 million m³.
The Burgsee (with Gottorf Castle on castle island) was once the innermost part of the Schlei but was cut off in 1582 by Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf , with the construction of the Gottorf Dam, which is now about 28 metres wide and nearly 100 metres long. The main tributary of the Schlei is the Füsinger Au, which flows into the Schlei at Winningmay. Smaller tributaries include the Grimsau, as well as two streams named Mühlenbach, one near Schleswig and one near Kappeln.
In the Middle Ages, the Schlei held great importance as a trade route within the Baltic Sea region. The overland distance from Schleswig to the Treene, a tributary of the Eider river, was only 16 kilometers (10 miles). This made it an ideal location for the exchange of goods between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. As early as 1075, the chronicler Adam of Bremen referred to Hedeby, the Viking settlement near Schleswig that was destroyed in 1066, as a maritime harbor. From this port, ships reportedly traveled as far as Sweden and Greece. After Hedeby's destruction, the nearby town of Schleswig took over this role, although it never matched Hedeby's prominence.
By the late 14th century, ships like the Hanseatic cog had grown larger, and the Schlei had become too shallow, while Schleswig was too far from the open Baltic Sea. As a result, the Schlei gradually lost its significance as a trade route. Schleswig ultimately ceded its status as a trading hub to Lübeck and Flensburg but remained the seat of a bishopric. However, even today, the Schlei between Schleimünde and Kappeln is occasionally used as a transport route for commercial shipping.
With its just 100 residents, Sieseby is a village that belongs to the municipality of Thumby in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde. Sieseby lies directly on the Schlei and features a ferry terminal with a few berths and a slipway for launching small boats. During the summer months, the public Schlei ferry service stops at Sieseby. The village is accessible via the K77 district road, which branches off from the B203 highway. Sieseby is particularly renowned for its many restored thatched-roof houses. Since 2000, the village has been protected as Schleswig-Holstein's first designated cultural monument of an entire area.
The hamlet of Sieseby was first mentioned in a document in 1267. But as its church already dates back to the late 12th century, the village is even older. Since the early 16th century, Sieseby belonged to the nearby aristocratic estate Bienebek Manor. For more than three centuries, the village was more or less a housing complex for the estate staff. But in the early 19th century, both Bienebek Manor and Sieseby were acquired by Gustav Anton Schäffer, a wealthy merchant from the city of Hamburg. As from 1839, he had the old houses renovated and new houses built for the estate workers, many of which still bear his initials "G.A.S.".
In 1887, the ducal family of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg acquired Sieseby along with Bienebek Manor for 615,000 Reichstaler, which corresponds with a sum of roughly 11 million Euro. Today, most of the properties in Sieseby remain part of the Glücksburg Ducal Estate Trust, which means that their occupiers are still just the tenants of their beautiful historic residences. But as far as I know, they have to pay just a nominal rent.
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Olympus E-M10 + LUMIX G VARIO 45-150/F4.0-5.6. Thank you, dear friends, for your high appreciations and kind attitude to my work!