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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!
Kreative People group 'Treat This' 47
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Thanks to love-tt-shoot for the source images which you can see in the first comment box below or here:
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.
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.....
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"
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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.
Oh, Phaedra! Why did you verbalize your forbidden passion? Do not hear the whispering audience who judges you each night. Remember: Your word is your treasure.
Behind me, the frogs were so loud I couldn't really hear the Union Pacific's train of reefers heading for storage in Fort Atkinson, until it was quite close. After the train had passed, the spring peepers slowly started up their music from the standing water behind me again until they were in full vocal form...what a beautiful chorus it was.
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Easter Sunday 2021
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By Wagner from The flying Dutchman - The Sailors' Chorus
For the music lovers, listen here: youtu.be/fztb-TipoH0
Flamboyant red tulips, swaying in togetherness singing their hearts out... Dutchman... tulips???
OOOHH my imagination is running riot again, under the influence of music?
I wish you all a very good day and thank for all your kind words, time, comments and likes. Very much appreciated.
M, (*_*)
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i believe a steady, calm chorus of compassion can outlast incoherent shouts of ignorance. the chorus is where we find peace and wisdom, and we just keep singing.
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No photoshop art here! I used a slow‑shutter speed to capture tilapia in a frenzy in a pond at Colorado Gators and Reptile Park in Mosca, Colorado. Using a polarizer their movement blended soft strokes of color and light into the depths, turning the water into a living chorus. It really was fascinating
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/
Smiley leading his chorus in happy songs so sing out 2022 for the Smile on Saturday challenge: Smiley.
Happy Smiley Saturday and all the best for a great 2023!
Until I started enjoying all of the posts for this challenge I had no idea of just how pervasive these little yellow guys are!
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.