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I don’t go to Africa to see the raw elements of nature like”kills.” The mere beauty of the landscapes and the animals heighten my senses enough. I began this hunt scene series by showing you a beautiful Red Lechwe relaxing in the tall grasses of Moremi Game reserve. In Africa, however, there are always prey and predators, and so it was on the day I was there.
In the open field, a serious and deadly game was being played out, but to my surprise, I didn’t see sudden movements or real urgency. I saw calculated moves made with great caution. I had never seen the endangered Painted Dogs of Africa and there they were in front of me and here they are surveying the field. Red Lechwes were scattered all over the field calmly grazing on the tall grasses.
We were at quite a distance from both the antelopes and the dogs and remained there while we watched nature in its wildest form. It was fascinating and, luckily, we did not see a bloody end to the encounter. I was left with the thought that I had just seen a fascinating chess game in the African wilderness.
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Outdoor patio display at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle, Washington. This patio had a great outdoor kitchen and dining area and this Giant Chess Set. I Soooo. wanted to move just one piece but I controlled myself.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” this week is “one point perspective”, so I decided to set up my favourite chess set read to go into battle showing one point perspective using parallel lines that lead us towards the background. The two opposing armies of chess pieces have created the effect of the lines merging closer together towards the background as they lead towards the vanishing point.
These beautifully created chess pieces behind it were all hand carved by my very gifted and clever maternal Grandfather in 1933. My favourite pieces in the set are the wonderfully carved Rooks and Knights. Over the years the wood in the white set has mellowed to a warm honey colour from the many games of chess that he played with the pieces. The black stain used has also withstood the many years of their use. The chessboard the pieces are on was also made by my Grandfather in 1952. Two chess sets, a draughts set and three chess boards made by my Grandfather were bequeathed to me as part of his estate when he died a few years ago.
No, it's not a giant tower of a chess game; it's the famous Ribat of Monastir, in Tunisia
The Ribat of Monastir is an Islamic defensive structure, located in Monastir , city on the central coast of Tunisia, in the Sahel area, It’s 20 kilometres south of Sousse. It’s also the most prominent monument of the city of Monastir.
This is the oldest and most important defensive work to have been built along the North African coastline by the Arab conquerors in the early days of Islam.
Founded in 796 by the Abbasid leader and the governor of Ifriqiya, Harthama ibn A'yan, several improvements and changes were introduced to the building throughout the medieval times
A spiral stair of about a hundred steps leads to the watchtower form the top of which visual messages were exchanged at night with the towers of neighbouring Ribats and from which visitors can admire a superb view over the city of Monastir and the open sea.
New York City - February 24, 2023: Two people playing chess in Union Square Park, 14th Street, Manhattan, New York City.
This picture has been 10 months in the making. Let me explain....
At the tail end of 2023 Flickr had its annual "Best of the year" photography contest, with a new - and perhaps controversial! - category of A.I. generated images making an entry. I'm neither here or there when it comes to A.I. as long as it is marked so for full disclosure. Actually I recently had a family over for a Christmas photoshoot and after I had edited one of the images I wondered if I could add a nice framed picture on the wall behind the family. Let's say my dipping of the toes into A.I. generated content was a disaster with some quite funny results! In my mind I had the perfect picture but on my screen I had chopped heads and other horrors at the opposite end of the Christmas spectrum. I won't be dipping my toes again any time soon. Anyway, I digress...
The winning entry into the newly formed A.I. category was of a cat and dog playing chess. They were, if memory serves me correctly, seated in a café-like environment with bookcases in the background. I seem to recall they might have be dressed and possibly smoking but I'm unsure of that last detail. And after my A.I. Christmas horror show I only have great admiration for people who can produce stunning A.I. art which it certainly was. Sadly a small minority didn't whole-heartedly welcome it on here but like I said I wasn't fussed. As I saw how people were reaching for their virtual pitchforks, ready to storm Flickr's headquarters to purge this A.I. evil that had befallen us I thought to myself "Could I take a photo that was based on an A.I. image - reversing it so to speak?" I didn't have a dog just then but we do own three cats. One evening I got the two brothers and set everything up in the living room in front of the bookcase. The results were disappointing to say the least with the background being far too messy and distracting for my liking. By this time, Petra and I knew we were going to get a puppy so the idea was put on hold. Until today.
I've waited until Sherlock is a bit bigger (he's 7 months old now) as I liked the idea of him using his height and weight advantage to "tower" over his opponent, who today was Rikku (10 years old, bless) as she was the only cat around at the time. As it was (and has been for days!) rather grey outside I decided that today was the day to give my A.I. deconstructed idea a go. I ditched the bookcase background in favour of using my favourite wall - just makes things a bit less "messy" and didn't bother trying to get them dressed. Or smoking for that matter. To make things easier for me this is actually two photos. Firstly I had Sherlock "pose" and then after placing out some chess pieces, grabbed Rikku and plonked her down on the other side for the next photo. I held up some sweets for her to "look" in Sherlock's direction and was very happy that in two images both their eyes are facing each other. Both images were quickly blended in photoshop.
I've quite enjoyed taking this picture even if it was so long in the making. So when it comes to A.I. images I'll accept them and if I like what I see I'll do my best to reconstruct them with my own interpretation when I get a chance. Call it my new long term photography project.
Strobist info: Two Godox (PixaPro in the UK) AD200 were used to light up the scene. Both placed either side of the camera and pointing upwards and backwards to use the ceiling as a light source. Both triggered by wireless remote.
The theme for this week’s “Smile on Saturday” is “spinning around” in which I needed to catch a spinning action or the impression of movement in a circle in my photo.
I know it may not be the most original of ideas, but I took out a newly minted one Australian dollar coin which was wonderfully bright, and I spun it on my maternal Grandfather’s chess board. Luckily, I seem to have the knack for spinning coins. I had quite a bit of fun spinning the coin over and over, trying to catch its spinning movement in the light pouring through the window. I came out with a few shots I was happy with, but this was the standout with the spinning coin becoming a golden orb or a ghostly golden ball. I will leave the interpretation to you, however I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it brings a smile to your face, as it did mine taking it!
The chessboard was made by my Grandfather, a skilful and creative man in 1952. Two chess sets, a draughts set and three chess boards made by my Grandfather were bequeathed to me as part of his estate when he died a few years ago.
Un bel esempio di intergrazione tra vechio e nuovo. Gli scacchi come mezzo di comunicazione e di convivenza tra due generazioni.
A nice example of integration between old and new. Chess as a means of communication and coexistence between two generations.
This yard was off limits, but I got close to the gates.
Near a rain-forest, as with the most of the Pacific Northwest Coast [Alaska, British Columbia, WA, OR, ID, MT and CA], there are many forests. And over time, some cut down too many,
The big chess game: peeps in from NYC, LA, Chicago, and enviro-groups, want to shut down cutting down trees. Communities getting revenue from log sales, and families dependent on forestry industry jobs, want the forests to be open. Compromises have been made but setting and images like this are becoming more rare.
Out and about yesterday, downtown Mountain View. I saw this chess set, set up on the ground. It had very large chess
pieces.Pretty cool, so, of course I had to shoot the photo.
I used my fish eye lens.
Created for the Magnificent Manipulated Masterpieces
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Magnificent Manipulated Masterpieces
New challenge 172 ~ Chess game
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You know I am talking about the chess game don't you! I was once again sipping coffee in the upstair area of the Drip, I look down throught the bannisters and see this alignment, thought it would make an interesting Street Photography frame. She is outside on the patio, He is inside listening to podcast on laptop, and a chess game sits between them.
The theme for “Looking Close… on Friday” is “motion blur” in which I needed to catch the impression of movement in my photo. I know it may not be the most original of ideas, but I took out a newly minted one Australian dollar coin which was wonderfully bright, and I spun it on my maternal Grandfather’s chess board. Luckily, I seem to have the knack for spinning coins. I had quite a bit of fun spinning the coin over and over, trying to catch its spinning movement in the light pouring through the window. I came out with a few shots I was happy with, three of which I have used in this collage. They all show the spinning coin becoming a golden orb or a ghostly golden ball. I will leave the interpretation to you, however I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it brings a smile to your face, as it did mine taking it!
The chessboard was made by my Grandfather, a skilful and creative man in 1952. Two chess sets, a draughts set and three chess boards made by my Grandfather were bequeathed to me as part of his estate when he died a few years ago.
The Kings are a Canadian rock band formed in 1977 in Oakville, Ontario. They are best known for their 1980 song "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide", which was a hit in the United States and Canada
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Smile on Saturday theme: "Portray the name of a music band"
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I wanted to find this photo on Flick, and I was surprised I never uploaded it. I hope it will inspire you, Have a wonderful day.
Jing'an Park, 1649 W. Nanjing Rd., Shanghai
Jing'an Park was originally a cemetery for expatriates in Shanghai, with this elegant marble pavilion originally serving as a mausoleum, and now always occupied by Chinese chess lovers.
The chess lovers in the pavilion, pre-Covid-19 and during the Covid-19 years: