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Isn't it amazing what a little shampoo can do? I still swear by Suave Clarifying Shampoo. It's cheap but, by golly, it works!
The image today was taken this afternoon at the Baddesley Clinton National Trust estate in Warwickshire. The view is of the Baddesley Clinton moated Manor House. This Grade I listed building dates back to the 15th Century. Although I was told by a guide that a small part of the building actually dates back to the 13th Century when part of the local forest was cleared to make way for farmland. The manor was originally bought by John Brome in 1438. He passed the manor onto his Son Nicholas who is said to have killed the local Parish priest on the estate. Nicholas Brome was responsible for major rebuilding of the local parish church of St Michael as penance for the murder. After the death of Nicholas the property passed to his daughter who was married to Sir Edward Ferrers who was the High Sheriff of Warwickshire. The Manor House and estates remained in the Ferrers family for the over 500 years. The Manor House and estate was sold to the National Trust in 1980. It is still managed and operated by the Trust.
The photo was taken using the app KitCam on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Lightroom mobile to edit the picture. I straightened the image then I added the Dynamic Colour preset. I also changed the white balance and applied some of the Dehaze feature along with a little Clarity. Next I used the app Mextures to apply the formula called Windansea by Justin Halbert. Finally I used the app PhotoToaster to add the Clarify preset, the Drama FX and an Medium Dark Vignette. I then applied the Old Paper texture and the Shadow II frame.
Today's image was taken late this afternoon inside the London Road Cemetery in Coventry. It is a view of the Grade II* Listed Anglican Chapel. This time the view of the Chapel is looking down towards it the from the top of the hill. The Chapel was built in the Mid 19th Century. It is one of two Grade II* Listed Chapels in the Cemetery.
The photo was taken using the app Cortex Camera on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Snapseed to edit the picture. I applied the Tonal Contrast preset and decreased the highlights to bring out more detail in the clouds. I then used the selective edit feature to boost the Brightness, Contrast and Saturation of the Chapel. Next I used the app Brushstroke to apply the Oil Paint 04 preset. Finally I used PhotoToaster to add the Clarify preset and a small Dark Vignette. I then added the Canvas texture and the Leather frame.
"Cathedral to the Moon:" Cathedral Rock in Sedona appears to be reaching towards the moon during a recent evening. In this age of AI, I should clarify that this is a single, non-composite image that required research, planning, and a bit of scrambling to capture.
© Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn 2016
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Macro of a peony....so much beauty in nature...
The peony is a flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, Europe and Western North America. Scientists differ on the number of species that can be distinguished ranging from 25 to 40, although the current consensus is 33 known species. The relationships between the species also need to be further clarified.
Most are herbaceous perennial plants 0.25–1 metre (0.82–3.28 ft) tall, but some are woody shrubs 0.25–3.5 metres (0.82–11.48 ft) tall. They have compound, deeply lobed leaves and large, often fragrant flowers, in colors ranging from red to white or yellow, in late spring and early summer.
“Posh Bear, I am confused.” Said Barney looking to his friend to clarify things.
“Hello confused.” Giggled Bertie. “I thought your name was Barney.”
“It is, Bertie, you know it is. Now I am even more confused.”
“So, tell me Barney what are you confused about and I will try and explain.” Said Posh Bear.
“Well, I asked my friend who is a genius, Sky, and even he didn’t know the answer to my question. He said that just maybe you might.”
“Barney, I did not say that I didn’t know the answer to your question, what I said was that I didn’t know if I knew the answer to your question. I know so many things that the answer could be there somewhere but at that moment in time I couldn’t think if I knew and if so where I had put the answer.”
“I know, Sky, you usually know everything and I am always so grateful to you for sharing your knowledge.” Said Barney.
“That is alright, Barney, it is the very least a genius can do for his friends.” Said Sky smiling.
“Anyway, getting back to the original question, Barney. What is it that confuses you?” Asked Posh Bear.
“Well, as I am sure you are aware it is very cold outside the house, and at times it can be slightly chilly inside the house, especially when the man has gone outside and left the door open or has a window open.”
“Yes, Barney, I am well aware of all that.” Said Posh.
“Well, at dark-time, when it gets extra, extra cold we all snuggle under our blankets and keep toasty warm and have sleeps.”
“Yes, that is right Barney. When it gets dark and the man turns off all the lights there is no point in us staying awake and getting cold.” Confirmed Posh Bear.
“Well, I was wondering why we don’t do that all the time when it is cold outside and wake up when it becomes warmer.”
“That is called habitation.” Said Sky proudly. “I heard all about it from Wellington one day.
“No, it is called hydration, Sky, I am sure that is what it is called. I think.” Said Bertie.
“Maybe Wellington got it wrong then, but he is normally right in what he says.” Said Sky scratching his head with a paw.
“It is neither actually, it is called hibernation, and some real bears do hibernate. We, however are not that type of bear, Barnaby, we don’t sleep all the time it is cold.” Said Posh.
“Why is that, Posh?” Asked Barney.
“There are a few reasons, Barney, the first is that our job is to take care of our hooman friend, big or small, comfort them when needed. They can want us at any time and so we always need to be available for them when they need us most. Hoomans are often lonely or worried, and we are their most trusted friend, the one that they confide in the most. We keep their secrets, they trust us. Some bears are with their hooman all their lives and are needed just as much after lots and lots of sleeps as they were when they were new.”
“I see, that is a good reason, Posh. What are the other reasons?” Asked Barney.
“Well, take Sky for instance, can you imagine Sky being able to go without honey for many sleeps on end and without eating between those sleeps? I can’t. Another reason is the man needs to try and take our picture every week, even if he makes a mess of it every week. Without us being willing subjects, there is no telling what he might try and take a picture of.”
“Talking of which, Posh, here he goes. Time to watch and enjoy him trying to get this one right.”
“It is all so predictable; he really should just accept the inevitable.” Said Posh Bear shaking his head.
The books in the photograph are, Whatever Next by Jill Murphy and Hooray for Winnie-the-Pooh from stories by A. A. Milne.
The image for today was taken in Upper Spon Street in Coventry. It is a view of the Ruins of the Chapel of Saints James & Christopher. Not much is really known about the Chapel. It is thought that it dates from the 15th Century. It was made of Sandstone and was probably a craft Chapel for the local weavers. The Ruins are classed as Grade II listed.
The photo was taken using the app ExposerGL on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Snapseed to edit the photo. I Cropped the image and applied the Tonal Contrast filter. I then applied the 05 Vintage filter. I finally used the Healing feature to delete the edge of the new building that could be seen on the left side of the image. Next I used the app Stackables to apply the formula called Sienna. I then used the app DistressedFX to add the Stirred overlay and the Lade texture. Finally I used PhotoToaster to add the Clarify preset, the Stark FX and a Small Dark Vignette. I then applied the Old Paper texture and the Charcoal frame.
In spite of my best rationing efforts, I used over 40L of water during the 4½ days that our building had no running water.
I should clarify that the water supply has been reconnected.
Just to clarify, I was not in New York last night, I just couldn't find a better image to super-impose the eclipse on, so here you go.. my version of this rare occasion! :)
Under Nottingham Castle.
Never actually went through the tunnel. People seem to like this image but I have had to 'clarify' it to get more out of it. Also it's one of the colour ones altered to b/w as I do sometimes.
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There's a few things I better clarify.....
firstly this is not snow - It's my attempt at infrared, using the photo editing software, GIMP :)
and secondly, the moon belongs to a texture by talented and creative lady Lenabem-Anna www.flickr.com/photos/lenabem-anna/8094917840/in/photostr...
This shot was taken in October from a bridge near Tandragee, Co. Armagh.
We've had dreadful storms here in Northern Ireland over the last couple of days, very heavy winds, rain and tonight thunder and lightning. I've lost half a fence... well, I can't say lost, because I can still see it, it's just not where it used to be!!!!
thanks to all those who were concerned for my safety :)
Thank you also for your visits, comments and faves on my previous uploads, I appreciate and read every message :)
Enjoy your weekend everyone :)
USDA Prime Filet Mignon cooked sous vide then seared in clarified butter, Rosemary, garlic and then drizzled with black truffle oil
Caramelized Shallot sauce
Roasted garlic smashed potatoes
Sautéed Swiss chard
Paired with a 2012 Carnivor Cabernet Sauvignon
This is my new girl Hotaru :) I was working on her for ages, she is my very old project that I thought I will never finish ^-^ Just to clarify. she is 100% girl, physically and mentally. Just a badass girl :D
Butter lamps are to be found in all Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas. The lamps traditionally burn clarified yak butter, but now often use vegetable oil or vegetable ghee. Each morning Tibetan Buddhists offer butter lamps to represent the illumination of wisdom, along with seven offering bowls (See About Offering Bowls) containing pure water (or symbolic offerings of washing water, drinking water, flowers, scent, perfumed water, food, and sound) before the images on their household shrine. The butter lamp is usually placed between the fourth and fifth bowls. At funeral ceremonies or when visiting temples and going on pilgrimage to sacred sites, Tibetan Buddhists often light a large number of butter lamps together at one time.
In a world of vibrant hues, a tale unfolds,
Of 99 red balloons, their story yet untold.
Beneath a sky so vast, they soared on high,
But their meaning, dear friend, let me clarify.
At first, they danced with grace, a joyful sight,
Innocent and carefree, floating in the sunlight.
Each balloon carried dreams, hopes, and desires,
A symbol of the human spirit, rising higher.
But as they ventured far, across the land,
A sense of unease emerged, like shifting sand.
For those red balloons held more than meets the eye,
Their significance, a warning, amidst the sky.
They represented the fragility of peace,
In a world where tensions and conflicts never cease.
Each balloon a nation, an ideology to embrace,
Bound together in a fragile cosmic space.
Like whispers in the wind, they stirred unrest,
Igniting fears and doubts within each chest.
Anxiety spread, and paranoia took its hold,
As the sight of those red balloons grew bold.
Misinterpretation fueled the flames of war,
As hearts turned cold, love weakened at the core.
The sky, once a canvas of dreams and hope,
Became a battleground, where divisions would lope.
Yet, through the chaos, a lesson lies,
In those 99 red balloons that reached the skies.
A call to humanity, to pause and reflect,
On the consequences of actions, before we select.
For in our hands, the power lies to shape,
A world where understanding can escape.
Let us learn from the balloons' poignant tale,
To embrace compassion and harmony, without fail.
So, when you see those red balloons on high,
Remember their meaning, as they paint the sky.
A reminder to cherish unity, and let go of strife,
To create a world where love can truly thrive.
Well firstly I want to clarify that I had no idea Stagecoach had a 56 plate in Yorkshire, or even anywhere else in their entire operation.
Secondly, I searched this vehicle up before I uploaded and it’s saying that it’s withdrawn, so this was a very lucky catch in my view. It last operated early July 2025, lasting 19 years. It surely must be one of the earliest Enviro 200’s ever built to this spec. I say to this spec as Transbus E200’s go back a few years earlier.
It may not look like much, but it has proved to be quite a significant photo for that reason.
Bangbang baby.
Zita is an Iplehouse Carina.
Tatts and faceup: Me
Commission
Edit: Just to clarify, Zita is not my doll. Only had the privilege to paint her.
The relationships between the species need to be further clarified
Hidden almost out of sight, just off the Huron Street bridge in downtown Stratford, Ontario lies the Shakespearean Gardens. This well manicured English garden offers a formal setting with boxwood hedges,stone walkways, benches and gazebo yet comes alive with the brilliant colour of an amazing array of flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees.
The interest of these walkers in an invisible horizon point can only be clarified by a textual explanation. Before reading it, and this is the whole point of photographic practice, you can imagine a whole host of possible situations: a ship approaching the shore, the activity of a commercial port, the silhouette of a distant shoreline or rock, the contrast of a horizon line between sky and sea... For once, I'm going beyond the potential of the imaginary and giving you the real explanation behind the curiosity of the walkers on the quays of Saint-Jean-de-Luz: a dolphin had been spotted in the immediate vicinity of the beach, and all those who had been informed were trying to locate its fin so that they could follow the animal's movements. For my part, my curiosity as a street-watcher led me to observe the humans.
Some very atmospheric and eerie misty conditions yesterday at Port Eynon Point on Gower. Not sure if the clouds would be classified as sea fog or a cloud inversion. If any experts out there could clarify I would be most grateful!
Of Plan(e)t Pitting
Plan(e)t Pitting is an only recently discovered planet in our solar system. It's gashed surface with many deep lakes has been formed by heavy volcanic activity of the Apodemus sylvaticus (I assume; the exact origin of the volcanic activity has not been clarified, yet) which, for now, has come to a rest, but for how long, I wonder...
Close-up and extreme crop of what must have been a very yummy leaf. It reminded me of one of those "Earth from Above" (do you know the books by Yann Arthus-Bertrand?), or Earth from space captures, especially after processing (and I have no idea where the blue comes from, but it must have been there; it appeared when I removed the haze in LR), and cropping. It's not sharp all over, unfortunately; taking pictures in the forest yesterday was rather difficult, because it was windy, and halfway through we had to return to "civilisation" in great haste, because a heavy downpour started (we'd just made it to a nearby Café). Couldn't decide between a tiny lichen "trumpet", a lime leaf with nail gall mites on it, and this one. In the end the rather surreal leaf won.
A Happy Macro Monday, Everyone!
Macro Mondays: #AllNatural
Die Erde von oben
Oder besser: Plan(e)t Lochfraß
Diese angefutterte Blatt erinnerte mich, insbesondere nach Bearbeitung und Zuschnitt, an eines der "Erde-von-oben"-Fotos von Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Es ist leider nicht überall scharf, weil ich hier nur zwei Foto gemacht hatte, da das Blatt, in Gänze betrachtet, eher staubig (bodennah gewachsen) und nicht unbedingt "MM-würdig" aussah, mich aber die löcherige Struktur dennoch auch faszinierte. Erst bei der Bearbeitung kamen, nachdem ich in LR den Dunst enfernt hatte (was dieses seltsame Blau zur Geltung brachte), die doch sehr interessanten Details zum Vorschein. Es war ein kurzer Waldspaziergang, da das angekündigte Gewitter schon bald und heftig losbrach, immerhin konnten wir uns rechtzeitig in ein nahes Café retten ;-)
Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne Frühsommer-Woche, liebe Leute ;-)
There is a lot of construction going on. Streets are pretty torn up and traffic has been bottled down to one lane each way in places and some streets have been closed completely. So during all the maneuvering to avoid the traffic jams. I went thru areas I normally stay out of. Let me clarify what I am about to say. I worked in Detroit for around 14 years ( actually in Dearborn Mi right across the street from the Ford World H.Q. ) My travels around the city were not limited to just Dearborn. I am not in any way exaggerating what I am about to say. There are areas in the city of Detroit that look like a war had been fought in them. There are gutted and crumbling buildings all over the place , Trash is piled up on the curbs and you can drive for blocks and it is like this. Some areas of the city are to dangerous to even go in ! ( I had a bullet ricochet off the top of my truck cab coming home from there after work on night. I still lived in Toledo at that time and was on 75 south just before the rouge bridge when that happened. Had the bullet trajectory been a little steeper it would have penetrated the cab and I would have been shot. Instead it just put a crease in the roof of my truck (about 7 inches long. ) I was passing through one of Detroit's more dangerous neighborhoods.
The point I am making here is that while I was creeping through traffic in downtown Toledo I noticed boarded up buildings , crumbling buildings ( the bricks from the upper front of the building were laying on the sidewalk ) Buildings that a few years ago were home to business ( now vacant some with all the windows busted out ) will probably meet the same fate as those in Detroit. Gone ! Today about a third of what used to be the richest city in the U.S. is gone. Toledo seems to be headed right down the same path as Detroit. ( Yes if you are wondering....democrats are running the show in both places )
I was walking the dogs a couple of weeks ago ( I should clarify that they do get walked daily, not just fortnightly) and I was struck by the sheer natural beauty that surrounds us, so I thought I would share a few simple iPhone photos with you.
I wonder how many people just wander around oblivious to all of this, they’re possibly more preoccupied with the dilemma of having an extra shot in their Straciatella or whatever you call a posh coffee these days, or whether the latest edition of ‘Investors Chronicle’ will be waiting for them on the doorstep when they arrive back home.
How can you miss the simple beauty of a wildflower, the warm varied colours of a newly unfurled oak leaf or the apparent deception of a Wildebeest masquerading as a Birch tree? I’m sure so many people miss this.
One of the things about photography is that it makes us open our eyes and appreciate what is around us, it also makes me realise that maybe I should give Martha further clarification on the principles of Hide and Seek!
and here is what I found out about it (summarised from wiki entry):
In 1859, Robert Chesebrough, a chemist who formerly clarified lamp oil from sperm oil, was losing business as whale oil was replaced by coal oil. He travelled to the oil fields in Titusville, Pennsylvania to research what new materials might be created from this new fuel. There he learned of a residue called rod wax that had to be periodically removed from oil rig pumps. The oil workers had been using the substance to heal cuts and burns. Chesebrough took samples back to Brooklyn, extracted the usable petroleum jelly, and began manufacturing a medicinal product he called Vaseline, from German Wasser (water) and Greek elaion (oil).
The Chesebrough Manufacturing Company merged with Pond's in 1955 and was purchased by Unilever in 1987.
Vaseline is used as a topical moisturizer which prevents evaporation of water from the outermost skin layer and seals out external water. It is intended for external use only, to manage and relieve atopic dermatitis and eczema in adults.
When we were teenagers, my friends and I put Vaseline on our eyelashes at night, thinking it would make them grow longer and thicker. It didn't.
Whether human made artefacts / are resembling physics of their makers / or whether the spectator / is build to see its own origin / in such elements / has not been clarified.
… I know it’s not a naughty pic but I think it’s pretty good.
And to clarify things, I’m not leaving … I’m just no longer renewing my pro subscription.
I just feel my naughty pics overshadow anything else I do and since I’m not getting anything from my naughty pics … I’d rather just go back to being a girl-next-door type and not have to pay to play on the seemingly fading trans flckr.
… but I have until the end of the month to be naughty and since I need to delete old sets from my phone … I guess luck is on your side 😉
Just the usual 13th century castle remains. I can clarify that when we took this image it was chilly!
Using a series of 'real' and 'fake' flybys, ESA's Mars Express has clarified a long-standing martian mystery: if and how Mars' largest moon, Phobos, reflects the solar wind.
This infographic shows three Mars Express flybys that occurred in July 2008, January 2016 and May 2017 – the former two being 'real' flybys completed in the vicinity of Phobos, and latter being a 'fake' flyby performed to clarify whether a particular signal detected by the spacecraft was a true detection of a process taking place on Phobos, or if it was due to reflection of particles from Mars Express itself.
Credits: ESA
Up to #367, Dec 6, 2008.
I think I have to clarify that this work is based on two shots, taken in difference focus
the basis is the normal one, which is the substrate..
the second shot, which is totally off focus to produce the bokeh, overlayed on the first one..
I use f/4 to my analog 24mm-f/2.8 lens here to produce those hexagonal bokeh marks.
On the nudist beaches should one or two masks be used?
¿En las playas de nudistas se debe usar una o dos mascarillas?
Finally got around to adding a cockpit for one of these. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done, and helps clarify the intended scale.
The image today was taken late this Afternoon in the Spon Street area of Coventry. The view is one of what is thought to be the oldest pair of Semi Detached houses in England. The buildings date back to the 15th Century and were restored between 1969 - 1970. The restoration of these houses marked the beginning of the ambitious Spon Street conservation and relocation project.
The photo was taken using the app ExposerGL on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Handy Photo to delete a couple of Ballards and an Advertisement sign from the front of the building. After this I used Snapseed to further edit the picture. I cropped and Straightened the image and applied the Tonal Contrast preset. I then boosted the Contrast, Saturation, Warmth and Shadows. I also decreased the Highlights. After this I used the app Mextures to apply the formula called Bleu by Cora Edwards. Next I used the app DistressedFX to add the Stirred Overlay and the Bliss Texture. Finally I used PhotoToaster to add the Clarify preset, the Drama FX and a Large dark vignette. I then applied the Old Paper preset and the Leather frame.
Awful but inevitable pun-sorry not sorry.
Also regarding the hideous cushion, just to clarify lest anyone thinks I have had an appalling lapse in taste, this is not taken at Roe Towers....but in a bar in Bristol. Inevitably, the entire flickr community will now rise as one to inform me that they either a} own or even b} designed the self same cushion. As a result of this awful insult, I will doubtless be tracked down to my safe house in Antwerp and forced to eat seafood every day for a month whilst perusing magazines extolling the aesthetic joys of HDR .
You'd never know that there were five dog beds in the house.
HFF!
Edit: To clarify...TWO dogs...FIVE beds..not counting the human ones...
And thanks for the good wishes..my birthday's not until tomorrow!
I should have clarified....this picture is a tribute to a dear friend of mine who just finished chemotherapy/radiation yesterday. She is my hero.
I forgot to ask the owner so I'm only guessing it's a -55 or -56 but at the end of the day, I have no clue! ;) I'm sure some of you experts will clarify! =)
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My first sunset picture- how'd I do?
To clarify- this is not the previous one edited- I merely put the other one up to show before the sunset and this was during/after the sunset. They are two different shots.
HDR'd :o)