The photograph shows flowers of Utricularia cornuta (horned bladderwort). This plant species is widely distributed in North America and grows exclusively in wetlands such as bogs and fens. Horned Bladderwort plants are thought to be carnivorous, capturing and digesting small aquatic invertebrates (e.g. fairy shrimps, water fleas, rotifers and insect larvae) in specialized bladders situated on submerged blade like leaves. However evidence is accumulating that suggests the bladders may also serve to harbour mutually beneficial micro-organisms such as algae and bacteria that can provide key nutrients, in particular nitrogen, to the plant.

For more information see: www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/horned-bladderwort

Photo taken June 2021, a fen, West Quebec, Canada

Camera: Olympus EM5 MkII

Lens: Meyer Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f1.8 M42 (1960's twin zebra version)

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In memory of Hans Holt

Edar 100mm f2.8 vintage projector lens

The strong bokeh lights from the background bends around the obstacle edges in-front (tree & fence post) to create such unique result - bokeh diffraction.

There´s a foolish reason for finish this one in monochrome..I like the feather form in the middle as the cat eye bokeh from the corner, and just wanna focus on this.

So.... A single eye close portrait by a Ciclop ;-)

Whether we admit it or not, we all believe in magic. We may have become slaves of the daily grind of our life but a part within us wants to emancipate itself from it and hopes for something magical to happen

Challenging me in order to protect all the hens. So not bad to shot he as close as this one. Both trying to do our best.

Jupiter 9. A non F stop lens. Probably half a step close to f2.5

As usual, global adjust.

Let me add I love the things this lens do with red tones...

Thanks all.

FlickrFriday theme: #AutumnLeaves

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Many thanks to all for your views, faves and comments –

truly appreciated

Outdoors with my cam the other afternoon- a pretty little daisy showing his incredible face and I just capture him bathing in the sun and a big, big bubble bokeh... :-)

These are glass mosaic tiles.

Taken with the Meyer-Optik Goerlitz Trioplan f2.8/100 lens.

This was shot with the lens wide open at f2.8. The lens is known for it's incredible 'soap bubble' bokeh.

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Have an Happy 2021, dear friends!

Happy Bokeh Wednesday!

It´s only light. It´s only an optic defect. It´s only life.

Here are my best whises for you Fllickr friends. As much as you are able to count bubbles flares in this shot.

Wish you get the balance between the reasonable prudence and the insane panic and fear that politics and his media gives us.

It´s only an advice. It´s only a thought...

Happy new year to all

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Immature berries of a Baneberry plant (Actaea sp.) growing in a woodland in eastern Canada. All parts of this native plant are poisonous, particularly the berries. Depending on the species, the berries are either white (Actaea pachypoda) or vivid red (Actaea rubra) when ripe.

A woodland, West Quebec, Canada.

Photo taken July 2018.

Camera: Olympus EM5 MkII

Lens: Meyer Optik Görlitz Trioplan 50/2.9 (1960's version, Altix)

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I wish you an Happy and Healthy 2021, dear friends!

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Dew...

Pentacon 50 1.8, extension ring.

This image was taken for a theme related to ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day (May 12th).

M.E. Awareness Week was established by patient advocates and is focused on May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who was believed to have suffered with M.E.

From 1857 Nightingale found herself often disabled by poor health, which some suggest may well have been Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS).

As a result, Nightingale now has been adopted as a kind of patron saint for this under-studied disease.

Even if the theme is about a serious illness, I tried to manage to get a smile out of you by using these pebbles. A big hug to all of you!

Looking Close … on Friday, monochromatic bubble bokeh

I am in love with my Meyer-Optik Gorlitz projector lens... please, be patient with me and my addiction. 😅😅😅

Have a nice Friday, dear friends! 🙋‍♂️

Deep in the woods miniature Marasmioid (Pinwheel) mushrooms bloom following the rain. For more information on these durable mushrooms see:

www.flickr.com/photos/eden_b/29367840684/in/dateposted-pu...

and

www.mushroomexpert.com/marasmioid.html

Deciduous woodland, West Quebec, Canada

Camera: Olympus EM5 MkII

Lens: Pentacon 29 mm f2.8 (M42)

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Last week I went out looking for signs of spring but didn't find any yet. Good thing there was plenty of bokeh around.

(Chapter one of three) Diaplan 100 3.5 projector lens.El año pasado os deseé un feliz año con algo similar. Este, espero encontrar el tiempo para hacerlo con un paisaje. Mientras tanto esto es la promesa de buscar ese extra de tiempo para completar esto, intercalando cosas para no suturárme yo mismo.

Empiezo con la que "menos" me gusta, lo que no quiere decir que las siguientes sean mejores, porque esto es siempre subjetivo, y porque patatas ;-)

Let's take off into a hopefully more joyful, carefree, healthy and happy 2022 !

Wishing you all the best ... please take care and stay safe

THANKS a lot for your great support and friendship in 2021 !

See you on the other side : ))

[This is a model (5 x 11.5 cm) of the iconic Trabi (GDR Trabant) that once belonged to my father, who loved to collect model cars]

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title inspired by Hypnotized

acoustic version: Hypnotized - acoustic video

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Lasst uns in ein hoffentlich fröhlicheres, unbeschwerteres, gesundes und glückliches Jahr 2022 starten !

Ich wünsche euch alles Gute ... bitte passt auf euch auf !

DANKE für eure großartige Unterstützung und Freundschaft in 2021. Wir 'sehen' uns im nächsten Jahr : ))

Crazy Tuesday - theme of April 19, 2022: Lens Flare(s)

deliberate lens flares - taken with the manual vintage Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 - wide open

I have noticed only now that this manual lens creates its erratic flares more easily with the older K-5 than with the K-70 (my current camera). Maybe due to the different sensors (missing low pass filter?) ... I don't know.

Has been fun nonetheless : ))

Will try it again with the K-5 though (didn't have the body with me this weekend)

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beabsichtigte Lichtreflexe / Reflexlicht / Blendenfleck - aufgenommen mit dem manuellen Nikkor 50mm f1.8 bei Offenblende

This is the B&W version (slightly cropped) of this image.

Have a nice and happy weekend! 🙋‍♂️

For Smile on Saturday's #multicolour bubble bokeh theme

Using a christmas tapestry as a backdrop to create some hexogonal bubble bokeh. The tapestry is of a wintry village scene from "days gone by"... think Little House on the Prairie with snow, horse and cart and christmas trees.

Happy 2022 to everyone, and happy Smile on Saturday :-)

I just noticed if I enlarge this, there is some kind of green insect on the bottom of the Monarda. I'm not sure what it is. Glad it didn't bite me.

The bokeh is created by light coming through my lattice fence and reflecting off flowers. Somehow the lens picked this up and created the bubble bokeh. I like it better than my butterfly that I captured.

Captured with my micro lens so lots of details enlarged.

This is a detail of a golden lurex scarf, magnified at 0.7X. I hope that you will like the result, dear friends! ;-)

Stay safe and have a nice weekend.

A golden Bokeh shot with the Sony A7 Mark 2 and the MOG Trioplan 2.8/100 neo at F=2.8.

This seems to me a Type of perfect Bokeh displaying the Multiplicity of small Lights in an Atrium of a Shopping Mall in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Please press L to enlarge.

If you want to know a little bit more about me as a Photographer:

www.cvisuali.org/photographer-interviews-117.html

My little son (7yo) gave me this funny little octopus for my birthday. I was very happy!!! 😊😊😊

Therefore, I choose it for the theme of today.

I hope that you will like the result, dear friends.

Stay safe and healthy and have a nice and happy CrAzY Tuesday!!! 🙋‍♂️

Taken with the Meyer-Optik Goerlitz Trioplan f2.8/100 lens.

This was shot with the lens wide open at f2.8.