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From a shot of plants in my yard, including a Gerbera and an aloe leaf.
Extraordinary Fragments of the Plant World – February 2020 Contest
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Switzerland, May 2021
My best photos are here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-...
My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
You find a selection of my 80 BEST PHOTOS (mostly not yet on Flickr) here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi... (the website exists in ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS, ITALIANO, ENGLISH, DEUTSCH)
ABOUT THE PHOTO:
So this photo is a bit of a novelty for me - at least here on Flickr, but it's also a journey back in time in a sense. I've always loved b/w and sepia photography; already as a very young teenager I would go out into the woods with an old Pentax Spotmatic (which I had nicked from my father) whenever it was a foggy day to shoot b/w compositions of sunbeams cutting through the ghostlike trees.
I used films with a sensitivity of at least 1600 (for those of you who remember what that means 😉 ), and the resulting photos had an incredibly fine grain which I loved; I blew them up to the size of posters and hung them on the walls of my teenage man-cave next to Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Slash.
But then I abandoned photography altogether for 20 years, and when I finally picked up a camera again, it was one of the digital kind. Now neither film nor grain played any role in my photographic endeavours - let alone b/w compositions: because the reason I fell in love with shooting pictures once more was the rare and incredibly colorful lizard species that had chosen my garden as its habitat.
It's this species - the Lacerta bilineata aka the western green lizard - that my photo website www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ and also my Flickr gallery are dedicated to, but I've since expanded that theme a bit so that it now comprises the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat, which is to say my garden and its immediate surroundings and all the flora and fauna I find in it.
I like that my gallery and the website have this clear theme, because in order to rise to the challenge of portraying all aspects of a very specific little eco system (which also happens to be my home of sorts), it forces me to constantly explore it from fresh angles, and I keep discovering fascinating new motives as my photographic journey continues.
Which brings me to the horse pasture you see in this photo. This playground for happy horsies lies just outside my garden, and it normally only interests me insofar as my green reptile friends claim parts of it as their territory, and I very much prefer it to be horseless (which it thankfully often is).
Not that the horses bother the reptiles - the lizards don't mind them one bit, and I've even seen them jump from the safety of the fly honeysuckle shrub which the pasture borders on right between the deadly looking hooves of the horses to forage for snails, without any sign of fear or even respect.
No, the reason I have a very conflicted relationship with those horses is that they are mighty cute and that there's usually also foals. The sight of those beautiful, happy animals jumping around and frolicking (it's a huge pasture and you can tell the horses really love it) is irresistible: and that inevitably attracts what in the entire universe is known as the most destructive anti-matter and ultimate undoing of any nature photographer: other humans.
Unlike with the horses, the lizards ARE indeed very much bothered by specimens of loud, unpredictable Homo sapiens sapiens - which makes those (and by extension also the horses) the cryptonite of this here reptile photographer. It's not the horses' fault, I know that, but that doesn't change a thing. I'm just telling you how it is (and some of you might have read about the traumatic events I had to endure to get a particular photo - if not, read at your own risk here: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51405389883/in/datepo... - which clearly demonstrated that even when it's entirely horseless, that pasture is still a threat for artistic endeavours).
But back to the photo. So one morning during my vacation back in May I got up quite early. It had rained all night, and now the fog was creeping up from the valley below to our village just as the sky cleared up and the morning sun started to shine through the trees.
And just as I did when I was a teenager I grabbed my camera and ran out to photograph this beautiful mood of ghostlike trees and sunbeams cutting through the mist. There had already been such a day a week earlier (which is when I took this photo: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51543603732/in/datepo... ), but this time, the horses were also there.
Because of our slightly strained relationship I only took this one photo of them (I now wish I had taken more: talk about missed opportunities), and otherwise concentrated on the landscape. It was only later when I went through all the photos on my computer that I realized that I actually really liked those horses, even despite the whole composition being such a cliché. And I realized another thing: when I drained the photo of all the color, I liked it even better - because there was almost a bit of grain in it, like in the photos from my youth.
Since then I have experimented quite a bit with b/w and sepia compositions (some of which I will upload here eventually I guess), but this photo here is the first one that helped me rediscover my old passion. I hope you like it even though it builds quite a stark contrast with the rest of my tiny - and very colorful - gallery. But in the spirit of showing you the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat (and also in the spirit of expanding my gallery a bit beyond lizards and insects), I think it's not such a bad fit.
As always, many greetings to all of you, have a wonderful day and don't hesitate to let me know what you think 😊
Best Calm & Peaceful Piano Song
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Merci pour votre visite et commentaires.
Thanks for your visit and comments.
I just had to post another iPhone photo sent to me by my friend who has bravely adopted a puppy and a kitten at the same time. (Lots of hijinks at his house! )I had a lot of fun painting it by using Deep Dream Generator, then Topaz Studio. I hope that you like it, Flickr friends!
(Yes, the puppy shown in the photo is the same one whose mother was rescued from being shot in Mexico.)
"Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend."
~ Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes
"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same."
~ Elbert Hubbard
🎼: Not About Angels ~~ Birdy~~
Thank you Curtis and Envy for this opportunity. Your home is glorious!
We know full well there's just time
So is it wrong to toss this line?
If your heart was full of love
Could you give it up?
'Cause what about, what about angels?
They will come, they will go, make us special
Don't give me up
Don't give
Me up
How unfair, it's just our love
Found something real that's out of touch
But if you'd searched the whole wide world
Would you dare to let it go?
Had a small vacation during last week. No possibility to travel far, so just driving around the region. And it's great. We keep looking for beauties we live close to and we find a lot of them. No need to stay home in front of any screen. Best cinema is waiting for you.
Thank you for all the comments, faves and support, my dear friends and followers.
...even after Bonnie got dunked.
Issue 3 of the Charlie Critter magazine is now available through blurb if you are interested. You can check out the preview and order by following this link.
Bei schon hochsommerlichen Temperaturen fuhr 64 491 mit ihrem Zug durch die Fränkische Schweiz von Behringersmühle nach Ebermannstadt und wurde bei Gasseldorf fotografiert.
This track title from Thurston Moore seemed just about perfect to describe a morning wandering one of Britains most dramatic mountains all alone. I followed the stream up stopping here and there to take too many photos, fox tracks were the only other signs in the snow, and a dipper flew up and down, welcoming me into it's kingdom! Ice sheathed the stream, as it was still early and the sun was yet to really warm things up!
Despite a heavy blanket of high cloud throughout the day, the mountains stayed remarkably calm and clear all day. A winter sky with a winter coat of snow on the mountain made a photo stop compulsory. I used a polariser on this one simply to take some bright glare away from the foreground foliage.
This shot taken a few hundred metres walk off SH1, the Desert Road. Best viewed in L as there's lots of nice detail in the mountain.
© Dominic Scott 2022
The Chateau Lake Louise Lakeview Bar stands out as a rather nice place to have a cup of coffee, cocktail, beer or other favorite drink. Wonderful place to hang out after enjoying the many hikes that are around this beloved lake.
Hope you're all doing well during this challenging time. We're doing good here. Be well.
Best friends are hard to find, coz the very best are already MINE !
Model in the picture : julzz20
Place : Sunny's Photo Studio
Background Used : Couple 73
Tonight I feel like the world won't miss me
So much to say but there's no one listening
If we're alone are we all together in that
I threw a penny in a well for wishing
Prayed for all the things I think I'm missing
A little time is all I really need
I am doing the best I can with everything I am
Don't you know nobody's perfect
Do you understand how hard I'm trying to do
The best I can
The best I can
A second chance to give you something
It takes a lifetime to come from nothing
I refuse to believe in running away, no
I am doing the best I can with everything I am
Don't you know nobody's perfect
Do you understand how hard I'm trying for you
I am doing the best I can with everything I am
Don't you know I think you're worth it
Do you understand how hard I'm trying to do the best I can
The best I can
I got a picture of what matters and I keep it close to my heart
It's a little faded but so am I
Cause I am doing the best I can with everything I am
Don't you know nobody's perfect
Do you understand how hard I'm trying for you
I am doing the best I can with everything I am
Don't you know I think you're worth it
Do you understand how hard I'm trying to do the best I can
The best I can
The best I can
The best I can
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Best (NL) 04-07-1983
NS 1116
Intercity 863 Utrecht CS - Maastricht
Wegens gebrek aan rollend materieel werden in 1983 nog een aantal buiten dienst gestelde rijtuigen Plan K en Plan N geschikt gemaakt voor de dienst. Ze werden voornamelijk ingezet in een aantal treinen in het spitsuur.
In 1983, due to a lack of rolling stock, a number of Plan K and Plan N carriages that were taken out of service were made suitable for service. They were mainly used in some trains during rush hour.
1983 wurden aufgrund eines Wagenmangels einige ausgemusterte Plan-K- und Plan-N-Wagen einsatztauglich gemacht. Sie wurden hauptsächlich in einigen Zügen während der Hauptverkehrszeit eingesetzt.
En 1983, en raison d'un manque de matériel roulant, un certain nombre de voitures Plan K et Plan N mises hors service ont été mises en service. Ils étaient principalement utilisés dans certains trains aux heures de pointe.
En 1983, debido a la falta de material rodante, se pusieron en servicio varios coches Plan K y Plan N fuera de servicio. Se utilizaron principalmente en algunos trenes de hora punta.
Nel 1983, a causa della mancanza di materiale rotabile, furono messe in servizio alcune vetture Plan K e Plan N dismesse. Sono stati utilizzati principalmente in alcuni treni delle ore di punta.
Em 1983, devido à falta de material rodante, vários carruagens desativados do Plano K e do Plano N foram colocados em serviço. Eles foram usados principalmente em alguns comboios da hora do rush.
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