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Happy Labor Day to all my lovely followers from the USA (see, I spelt it right too!). Hope you all have fun in the sun.
Chiara is wearing:
body Maitreya - Lara with Petite add-on
head Lelutka - Lilly Evo X v3.1
head applier, skin, shape and freckles Glam Affair - Caroline (Lelutka Evo X/ Sand)
dress Andare -Maura (Maitreya Petite / Fatpack) new ❤️
hair Truth - Kitten (Blonde) ❤️
location Mousehole
#MacroMondays
#Pins
I knew early on what would be my subject for the "Pins" theme: pins on an old motherboard. For my "Modern Times" style image for the MM theme "cogwheel" back in 2018 (please see the second comment) I'd wanted a circuit board as background, but didn't have one at hand. So I went to a very small computer shop around the corner and asked if they had an old, useless circuit board lying around – they had, and I got it for free. To carry it home, however, was a spiky affair. I'd thought that I'd simply put the mainboard under my arm, but I hadn't been aware that there are so many tiny, super spiky-prickly-sharp pins on a mainboard ;) So in the end I held it – in turns – at the sides (gingerly) or at the ports that would have been at the back of the computer chassis. A lasting memory, as it seems ;)
I've photographed the undersides of a row of connector pins that are plugged onto the edge of the mainboard. Each of them is 1 mm / 0,03 inches long. I've used both extension tubes (10mm/16mm) and the Raynox DCR-250 close-up lens to get as close to the pins as possible. For the yellow/golden light I've used a yellow, semi-translucent cap of a soap bottle that fits so nicely onto the LED lamp's head. I was surprised that the pins looked so soft(-ish), and with the smooth, minimalist bokeh and the background colour (apparently the living room wall, because I hadn't put anything behind the mainboard) the final result reminded me of a corps de ballet or a chorus line. Or of chess pawns, but I prefer the aforementioned idea that these are dancers on an opera stage.
HMM, Everyone! Stay safe and healthy, and have a pleasant week ahead :)
Ich wusste schon frühzeitig (was nicht allzu oft vorkommt), was ich für das aktuelle MM-Thema machen wollte: "Pins" / Steckstifte auf einer alten Hauptplatine. Diese Platine hatte ich mir mal als Hintergrund für mein an "Modern Times" angelehntes Foto für das "Cogwheel"-Thema (September 2018, Ihr findet das Foto im 2. Kommentar) bei einer kleinen Computer-Bude bei mir um die Ecke besorgt. Das Nachhausetragen war dann eine stachelige Angelegenheit, denn ich hatte nicht an die doch sehr vielen, so kleinen wie nadelspitzen Steckstifte / Lötstifte / Verbindungsstifte und das andere spitze Zeugs, mit dem so eine Platine bestückt ist, gedacht. Unter den Arm klemmen war also nicht – und diese "Fasse-die-Platine-dort-an-wo-es-mal-nicht-pikt"-Erfahrung war dann offenbar doch so nachhaltig, dass ich mich gleich daran erinnert habe, als ich las, was das heutige Thema sein würde ;)
Ich habe hier beide Zwischenringe (10mm/16mm) und die Raynox-DCR-250-Makrolinse verwendet, um so nah wie möglich an die Reihe von Verbindungsstiften heranzukommen. Fotografiert habe ich deren Unterseite, mit gelb-goldenem Licht von der Seite, für das ich den halbtransparenten, gelben Schraubverschluss einer Spüliflasche auf den Kopf der LED-Lampe gesteckt habe (er passt wie dafür gemacht). Die Hintergrundfarbe kommt offenbar von der Wohnzimmerwand, da ich nichts hinter die Platine gestellt hatte. Das Resultat sieht überraschend luftig-leicht (für Technik) aus, finde ich. Die "Hütchen" erinnern mich durchaus ein wenig an Bauern auf einem Schachbrett, noch viel mehr erinnern sie mich aber an ein Corps de Ballet.
Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne Sommerwoche, liebe Flickr-Freunde. Und auch wenn die Inzidenzwerte momentan niedrig sind: Passt gut auf Euch auf!
The forest floor an abundance of fresh growth,these ferns are taking centre stage and appear to be in dancing in unison on a carpet of dried and new leaves,against a backdrop of bluebells.
In questo periodo (o forse sono sempre così...) salto da un soggetto all'altro :)
In this period (or my be is my nature) I'm jumping from a subject to another.....
Explore #49 - 14 Gennaio 2009
Black-eyed Susans are the state flower of Maryland, the official flower of the Preakness Stakes horse race, an Australian rock band, a restaurant in Nantucket, a vodka drink, a song.....
This is the first time I ever saw and heard both of them make call together.
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Many thanks to all those who view, fav or comment my pictures. I very much appreciate it.
Morning Chorus at Bombay Hook, NWR.
Tiny Marsh Wrens are among the loudest in claiming their territories, but also difficult to capture in the open
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Click the photo to enjoy the Chorus large! :)
Kinetic Photograph made with one single long exposure shot, printed straight out of camera.
If you’d like to read more details about how the shot is made see below. And for more of my kinetic photographs here’s my set, "Drawing with Light"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/albums/72157652166665058
Copyright © by John Russell – All Rights Reserved
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Kinetic: Relating to, caused by, or producing motion.
These are called “Kinetic” photographs because there is motion, energy, and movement involved, specifically my and the camera’s movements.
I choose a light source and/or subject, set my camera for a long exposure (typically around 4 seconds), focus on my subject and push the shutter button. When the shutter opens I move the camera around with my hands...large, sweeping, dramatic movements. And then I will literally throw the camera several feet up into the air, most times imparting a spinning or whirling motion to it as I hurl it upward. I may throw the camera several times and also utilize hand-held motion several times in one photo. None of these are Photoshopped, layered, or a composite photo...what you see occurs in one shot, one take.
Aren’t I afraid that I will drop and break my camera? For regular followers of my photostream and this series you will know that I have already done so. This little camera has been dropped many times, and broken once when dropped on concrete outside. It still functions...not so well for regular photographs, but superbly for more kinetic work.
Massive art piece adorns Highway 1 through North Vancouver
Colours inspired by Lynn Valley flora and fauna. [With its 623 panels it is probably the largest single piece of public art on the North Shore. Highway 1 connects Metro Vancouver to the North Shore, the Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal and Highway 99. ].
Hwy Noise Barrier Art Project
Artist Rebecca Bayer's Merge is a 366-metre-long shock of colour stretching along Highway 1 between Mountain Highway and Fern Street. It is one of the final pieces of the $200-million Lower Lynn Improvement Project, intended to shield the Inter River neighbourhood from highway noise.
Bayer chose the 20 different colours specifically because they are found in the flora, fauna and landmarks from the Lynn Valley area. Bayer consulted with the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre to match colours with individual species like the red-backed salamander, Pacific chorus frog and licorice fern. She then tried out different permutations to come up with the pattern that exists there today. www.google.com/search?q=colourful+fence+along+highway+1+i...
Polished wooden chairs stacked on top of black painted wooden chairs at the Holland Street Market Shed during the week when everyting is packed up out of the way for when it operates as a carpark.
Had a beautiful song sang to me today as I walked along a wonderful trail in the foothills of Co Fermanagh - The Wren, UK and Irelands 2nd smallest bird
Pseudacris regilla
Lots of these froglets in the yard this year, there Pacific Treefrogs which are also known as Pacific Chorus Frogs, these are the size of a finger nail so very tiny.
They can change there color to match what there perched on, green and brown are the most common but I have seen some grey colored ones when there on the beige side of the house.
These guys were exceptionally difficult to photograph while singing. Most of them would hush up as soon as either my focusing light or my flash hit them; perhaps this individual felt sufficiently protected by being tucked into the vegetation to continue his song as I recorded him. Madison County, Illinois
BTW, if you are interested in seeing a nice description of the whole evening (including the research being conducted), my friend Ozark Bill just posted a blog entry that covers the evening:
ozarkbill.com/2025/04/01/return-of-the-illinois-chorus-frog/
This little guy was one of the reasons I was out past my bedtime this last Saturday night. He represents a threatened species, present only in limited and diminishing areas along this Mississippi river valley-- specifically, sand prairies where he can dig down to protect himself. He spends a good part of the year underground, with spring mating season being one of the few times when he can be seen in the open. A professor from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville was kind enough to let our photo group tag along as his students captured and microchipped individuals for study.
Artist: Beverly Semmes
Chorus consists of 8 monumental red velvet dresses hung from wooden hangers and with the bottoms intertwined.
Displayed in the exhibit "Everyday Rebellions: Collection Conversations" at the Brooklyn Museum. The exhibit focuses on how contemporary artists make everyday life an act of creative defiance.