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The rock you see fingers out about six foot. Last summer I went to the very edge.....very bravely I might add because of the rushing waters and my fear of heights....got very dizzy looking through the camera and sound and look of the waters. So this year I opted for about three foot back.
LARGER is BETTER
So this is my first attempt at drawing a full head of hair, so of course I had to pick a target in motion cause I like punishment lol. I always try to do a bit of hair editing on my pictures but I realized just how different is it drawing it all from scratch. Thank you tutorials!! I also painted the fur over the furs she wore because I figured why not go full out if this is going to be so obviously edited anyways. I like the way the fur turned out better than how the hair did though. Gonna do more practice, it's not terrible for a first try but I know I can do better. Practice number one.
Long rant over!
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I am excited to show you this picture because it is the beginning of December, my favorite month I would believe and what a way to welcome it than by taking a picture with a beautiful backdrop created by .banana peel. It includes the little trees, the floating gifts and I will leave a preview so you can appreciate it better, I hope this month will be one of many laughs and joys for all of you, my little nanuk dog and I will do it, more when he saw me floating in happiness because of the food I think about (? lol
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——- .banana peel. ——-
Backdrop: .banana peel. - PASTEL DROPS [8] @Planet29
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Because now we wouldn't dream of living in any other house…
but this house…
the house we've grown into…
It turns out our dream house wasn't the house we dreamed about…
It's the house where our dreams came true.
Jim Yerman
The Rose blooms are delicious creatures ! Not just because they are fragrant. Not just because they have magical colours and forms. Not just because the moment you stare at them, you are transferred to other , better worlds. Not just because they have an aura with divine energy around them!
But also, because, the moment you are found in the middle of your blooming garden, the Roses with their blooming blooms, captivate SO much your strong attention, that you… forget to… eat when you are hungry, you forget your tasks of the day, you forget your appointments, your calls!! The only thing you want, is to go very close to them and “see” them with all your being and your senses!! To capture their Divine Beauty, because you know it is ephemeral, like all physical things…In order to have them by your side when the winter approaches, with its loooong dark, cold days, while themselves have already started hibernating until your new rendezvous in the coming Spring…
And here I am now with them—and with you---and my Roses Photo File! I have chosen to present you first, the Queen!!! The Amber Queen Rose bloom ..and bud! She is sooooo divinely perfect!! So healthy as a plant!! With those dark green glossy leaves, those sturdy upward stems! She is a Floribunda, and with a sweet scent! Floribunda, meaning, she creates groups of lovely orange red buds on the top of each of her stems, which bloom simultaneously…almost… Giving a strong flash of colour, which is great, especially from afar!!
I am totally mesmerised by the apricot-golden color of her blooms, which are not the largest in my garden, but, surely, the most photogenic!!!
I love the doors, it is a photographic subject that I really like, because they give a lot of play and come in all shapes and colors.
But this was different because I had not seen anything like it. It is actually half door, the other half, given the low light was completely dark. I found in a farmhouse inhabited near Ogassa while I was walking looking for autumnal forest.
I suppose that must be the gates from one corral, but because of the total darkness of the interior, I did not dare to make more inquiries, lest came the farmer with a shotgun and with little desire to parley with a stranger who entered in his possessions .
Normally, they are very good people and eager to talk but now, no longer trust anyone. Me neither. Not going to be that they let go of the dogs.
He had always believed that photography was a safe and risk-free activity, but just in case, I left as fast as I could.
No more to say, a door is a door, just caught my attention textures and contrasts.
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Me encantan las puertas, es un tema fotográfico que me gusta mucho, pues dan mucho juego y las hay de todas las formas y colores.
Pero esta come aparte, ya que no había visto nada parecido. En realidad es media puerta, la otra mitad, dada la poca luz, estaba completamente en penumbra. La encontré en una masía habitada cerca de Ogassa mientras paseaba buscando bosques otoñales.
Supongo que deben ser las puertas de un corral, pero debido a la oscuridad total del interior, no me atreví a hacer mas averiguaciones, no fuera que saliera el payés con la escopeta y con pocas ganas de parlamentar con un desconocido que entraba en su territorio. Normalmente, son muy buena gente y con ganas de charlar pero actualmente, ya no se fían de nadie. Y yo menos. No vaya a ser que me suelten los perros.
Siempre había creído que la fotografía era una actividad segura y sin riesgos, pero por si acaso me fui lo más rápido que pude.
No hay más que contar, una puerta es una puerta, solo me llamaron la atención sus texturas y contrastes.
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- Glam Affair: Kora skin applier (Tone 007) on Lelutka Korina Bento head
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I just about this great egret in breeding plumage landing beside me because I was so focused on a different bird.
The great egrets wingspan is close to 1.7 metres accross.
This photo was taken at Orlando Wetlands on a sunny, warm spring day.
One interesting fact about this bird is that In mixed-species colonies, Great Egrets are often the first species to arrive, and their presence may induce nesting among other species.
-Ardea alba
And then one day I’ll cross the river,
I’ll fight life’s final war with pain.
And then as death gives way to victory,
I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know He lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone!
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives!
Bill and Gloria Gaither
St Mary's Cemetery,Ohio,IL. Happy Easter everyone!
Apparently my photos are offensive to the macro photography community because I don't focus stack and I like dreamy shallow depth of field. I use a telephoto macro lens and a full frame sensor - even when stopped down there is still lot of shallow depth of field. I didn't realize my macro photos offend. I'm sorry, but is there some kind of gatekeeper to photos?! I'm so tired of this.
Because of engineering works between Zwolle and Emmen, this line is closed in the first week of June. The container train between Rotterdam and Coevorden which runs twice a week, is diverted via Bad Bentheim and runs via the diesel line of Bentheimer Eisenbahn. On Tuesday 2 June BE's V200 took the train from Coevorden to Bentheim. 'Nez Cassé' 1835 would run the train from Bentheim to Kijfhoek yard. Rumors say that BE wants to sell her V200 loco soon....
Because it sounds so much better than pond scum. Alviso, California.
From my Primordial Soup collection.
Owls are the subject of many stories because of their nocturnal activity, quiet flight, and unusual calls. In some cultures, owls are seen as a symbol of wisdom or good luck, but in many cultures they are associated with witchcraft and death. The myth of the wise owl in Western cultures may have originated from the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena, who is often depicted with an owl on her shoulder. ........
Maybe get a little miffed because I stole your pizza from out of your hand, or your salad off your fork, or your glass of chocolate milk the second you set it down, or your egg salad, or your steak, or your chair.
Long-time friend qwazy dresser. Eric in the background!
In Loving Memory.
I'm sad to announce the passing of my very good friend to the scourge of Covid. This one hits me hard. God rest your good and kind soul Vooms. 1/29/22
Because AUS is heading into winter we get more and more cool misty morning, I braved the cold and ventured to the lake. Five boats sat on the lake in the early morning mist.
ODC - Five
up to take a picture, I’ve gone through thousands of steps to get to that point. That’s what you’re really seeing; it’s a complex view of the world, through my imagination, through my experiences :-)
Roger Ballen
HMM! Truth Matters!
sasanqua camellia, 'Cinnamon Cindy', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Because the world is round it turns me on
Because the world is round...aaaaaahhhhhh
Because the wind is high it blows my mind
Because the wind is high......aaaaaaaahhhh
Love is all, love is new
Love is all, love is you
Because the sky is blue, it makes me cry
Because the sky is blue.......aaaaaaaahhhh
Aaaaahhhhhhhhhh....
We drove down to Denali National Park and Wilderness Preserve on Sunday, Mother's Day. What was intended to be a relaxing day was anything but. We should have known better than to go yesterday, but we went anyways.
Normally, we stay away from Denali during tourist season because of the crowds. We prefer going where no one goes, but we do venture down to the Park in off season.
We seen the usual, moose and caribou, and there were a few people stopped to watch them. We went further on and there was a traffic jam, maybe 15 cars parked watching a bear on the hill. It wouldn't have been so bad if the people parked their cars on the side of the road, but no, in their haste and excitement, they parked their brains in their sphincter and not only parked in the middle of the road, but left their car doors open. It took us a few minutes to get through the congestion, and we parked along the side of the road a few hundred yards down the road. It was pathetic to watch, cars were hopscotching down the road, following the bear. The poor bear was on a hill and wanted to cross the road, but the cars would not let him.
Finally, the bear was right out our window looking at us, I snapped a few photos, this being one of them, then the cars and foot traffic surrounded us.
It took us another five or so minutes to get out of the jam again, we turned around where we could and waited, soon the traffic all passed us, so we knew the bear was out of sight. We left the park, disgusted at the people who park their brains when the see wildlife.
We may try Denali again on a weekday, but we have other places to go where no one goes.
I still can't hike like I used too before I got sick, but we did manage a small hike at another spot on the way home.
...." And when we bring what is within us out into the world, miracles happen" by Ralph Waldo Emmerson
Because it is Valentine's Day I had my hubby select three photos from M&M's photoshoot for my Flickr page, I hope they bring you all a smile. ❤️
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notturno con datteri, spezie, sedia vuota e lucine sparpagliate, a caso.
modalita' che mi è sempre stata assai cara.
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And they say, hold on to the ones you love
Keep 'em close to you
And they say, hold on to this time we have
And let the light shine through
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Sigmund - my sunlight ♥
Welcome to the bird show Phoebe. I really don't know much about Phoebe. I have seen one on occasion during last fall and again last spring migration seasons. ID shots were about all I could get because he was so shy and so quick. This one may or may not be the same Phoebe from the past but it seems used to me already and if I am outside with the camera it is not phased by me or the clicking of the camera.
I sat reading my book (yeah right), on the glider which is located where the people swing used to be under oak three. There I watched when Phoebe came to play. He would fly swiftly and dip his toes in the main body of the pond and retreat to a bistro chair or a branch to preen and do it all over again.
Once bath time was over Phoebe perched in the willow tree located in the bog and began searching for caterpillars. Sorry Phoebe, the palm warblers beat you to them, I though to myself. I wish I had beaten the palm warblers to them but those little guys are up too early for me to be so lucky. Of course, I would raise the caterpillars if I found them, not eat them :)
The time for raising butterflies for the season is about over. We occasionally get a cold snap in December and butterflies don't really like the cold. And I am not equipped to keep them indoors if they hatch during a cold snap. So, after I raise and release the few monarch and goldrim butterflies that are currently in protective custody that will be all for the year. I didn't bother trying to keep count of how many butterflies I raised this year but it was a bunch.
Have a wonderful day and as always, happy snapping.