Today I met Photographer and Educator Serge Ramelli at El Matador State Beach. I was setup in a spot along the shore working on exposures when he setup up his tripod right next to me and ask "Am I in your composition" The second I heard his voice I knew it was him, I looked him right in the eye and said, "Serge" He said yes. I said Serge Ramelli He said "Yes" Wow!!! The world just keeps getting smaller and smaller. I have seen over 100 of his movies on photography and processing on the internet. Well after the panic subsided, we shared several minutes chatting, He had mentioned that he had been at Laguna Beach previously so I asked him if he's seen the pirates tower at victoria beach. I proceeded to show him a shot of the tower and some other choice spots from LaJolla and CDM. He was kind enough to compliment me on my photography, but then again he might have just been being friendly which is the more likely scenario. :) He is a very nice guy and very charismatic and personable and I took the opportunity to snap a selfie with him. He took my name and said he would check my stuff out. Serge, what your seeing here is a direct result of your video training series. Thanks for producing such a fantastic series of tutorials. :)

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I was setup here hoping that the sun would pop through the clouds at the last minute, but it didn't happen. I'm so glad I ran into Serge Ramelli there or the 2 hour trip would have been in vain. Thanks again Serge it was so nice to meet you. :)

And thank you, for taking the time to visit and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!! Have a great week. :)

If you have any questions about this photo or about photography in general, I will do my best to help, just post a comment or send me a Flickr mail and I will respond as quickly as possible.

“If you are depressed you are living in the past.

If you are anxious you are living in the future.

If you are at peace you are living in the present.”

― Lao Tzu

I left Bryce Canyon and took the 45 min drive over to Kodachrome Basin State Park, in Escalante, Utah. The close proximity of this region allowed me to enjoy another afternoon in Bryce Canyon while also allowing me plenty of time to scout this area for the evenings composition. This spot caught my eye so I pulled out a folding chair and my iPad to read more from my book " Guide to The National Parks of the Southwest" which I had downloaded prior to the trip. As I sat here to relax, a wash of peaceful calm surrounded me and I enjoyed myself just sitting there in the present, not thinking at all about the past or the future, I watched the high clouds drift to and fro in the sky, and waited to see if some of them would grace my location and compliment the scene. I wasn't running around like I always do, knowing that I still had another day for exploration here.

This rift is a space in time that is depicted by a red strip of mother earth called the Entrada Layer. The Entrada was formed from deposits that were laid down during the mid-to-late Jurassic Period, approximately 140 to 180 milllion years ago. This thin strip took approx. 10 million years to create. It is primarily composed of fine grained sandstone along with gypsum, shale, quartz and clay. This formation is one of the most scenic in the park due to its color. It also forms the ubiquitous “slickrock” of southern Utah. Most of the sedimentary pipes found within the park occur in this formation. :)

Again, thanks for taking the time to take a look at my photos, and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!! Have a great evening everybody!! :)

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Using the freshest seafood from the loch of the same name (the longest sea loch in Scotland), Loch Fyne restaurants serve a variety of shellfish and smoked fish - all of which are complimented by an extensive wine list. Non-seafood dishes are also available

I can recommend Loch Fyne Kipper's for me they are the best you will have.

Information from Wikipedia & Me!!

Texture Effect by William Walton & Topaz.

The skies changed fast at sunset and storms where north & south of my location giving for some exciting skies to compliment the west Utah desert landscape

The 1st March 2023:

National Compliments Day

You look fantastic today dear Flickr friend(s)!

My first and second days were a bust with the sky - but on the third day, I was given a beautiful sky to compliment this fantastic landscape

... with which autumn delights us every year :-))

Boston ivy / Wilder Wein, Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

Main cemetery / Hauptfriedhof, Frankfurt-Nordend, Germany

If there is one thing I miss after moving from California, it's the abundance of oak trees. I managed to take a short hike on my final day of caring for my brother (currently having health problems related to his Parkinson's) in Concord, and this lone oak really caught my eye. It was lit just right, and it's shape was complimented with the angles of the golden hills surrounding it. One of the rare instances when I couldn't improve the image with cropping during processing. Sometimes I actually get it right in camera! Maybe I'm finally getting good at this hobby.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved!

TUNE

I really loved this tree ! It was really photogenic , I made a lot of photos from this tree.. Do you still know all the tree photos I made before? Well, someone told me; not only you love trees, the trees also loves you.. well, I saw that as a compliment, and I hope I made that thing true :-)

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Thank you very much Sabine for this beautiful compliment

Zaandam - Peperstraat - Oostkade

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July 22, a new creative free space opened in the centre of Zaandam at Oostkade 10-12. Each month, the space will feature two artists complimenting each other in some way. Artists Leon van Wijk and Victor van Tienen take the spotlight. The location on Oostkade was already an artsy place. Until recently, it was the studio of Kinga Wieczorek.

About half an hour before sunset the warm light was a beautiful compliment to the blue sky and reflections at Princess Point in the Royal Botanical Gardens. RBG, Dundas/Hamilton, Ontario

A spectacular October day on the lake yesterday, resulting in what was probably my longest paddle of the season. What few breezes arose quickly died down allowing easy going and pleasing reflections of the enduring colors at every turn...and resulting in far too many photos to quickly evaluate properly. This was one of the first, complimented by a soaring eagle whose circling this day never brought him quite over the lake...though I waited. Also in celebratory mood were a few straggler dragonflies whose appearance surprised me this late in the year. And the forecast is for this happy weather to continue throughout the week.

Unfortunately, unlike the optimistic Mary Hopkin (remember her?), I know that these days will end soon enough.

From wood to Charcoal

Chaffinch set against a beach hedge backdrop. I thought the dead leaves on the beach hedge would produce a nice Bokeh that would compliment the Chaffinches back and wing feather colours.

Thanks for viewing my photos and for any favourites and comments, it’s much appreciated 👍

The curves of the Yellowstone River around Calcite Springs at the base of Bumpus Butte along with the complimenting curls and curves of this ponderosa pine tree root along the cliff caught my eye.

Enjoy this last weekend of April!

We've gone from low 50's early this week to 80's this weekend. A/C tested and working good....

the happiness bestowed by a small compliment :-)

Robert Brault

HBW!! Truth Matters!

acer, purple leaf japanese maple, 'Bloodgood', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

I took this shot in my garden on February 24th I was not expecting to be using the camera at all that day . We had just had a third storm and it had been raining heavily for hours . After it finished I went down the garden to check for fence damage there was none but a lot of standing water. I was amazed when I got to the bottom of the garden to see the crocus I planted into a lawn were looking surprisingly really good . I went back and got the camera and Mary and we enjoyed this little miracle. We have a saying round here that may sound rude but its actually a compliment an these crocus are clearly “ tough little buggers “ They have survived the wettest February in England since records began

THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH. ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED

who is being complimented :-)

André Gide

HPPT!! stay safe my friends, take care :-)

rose, little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina

“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”....George MacDonald

I think they often go hand in hand.....but I guess not always.

A colourful dawn at Currumbin rocks this morning complimented by the beauty of the breaking waves

I took this from the old bridge. The lamps compliment the spires.

The last beautiful colours of Autumn really compliment the brown tones on the head of this handsome male Pintail!

Complementary colours.

Better late than never... I just learned the difference between complement and compliment!

I used this piece of driftwood as my subject to compliment the moment the sun rose at Plum Island yesterday. An early morning wake up but it was worth it.

Usually I would go out into areas with low light pollution to find and catch the Northern Lights. On this occasion however I just had to step outside our cabin and the artificial light very much complimented the northern lights during blue hour (at least I think so!).

All images are protected under international authors copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without the written explicit permission of the photographer.

-Rhonda Byrne

100 x Scenery 72/100

I wouldn't compliment myself for what I've become

Tell her I owe it to her

Tell her I owe it to her

I wouldn't praise myself for every good thing I've done

Tell her I owe it to her

Tell her I owe it to her

Tell her I owe it to every heartbeat

Tell her I owe it to every exhale

Tell her I owe it to, owe it to her

Hands upon my chest

Oh, won't you breathe life into these dead lungs I keep under my coat oh oh oh

And keep life warm against the cold night as our bodies grow old oh oh oh

I don’t want to give up and I know when to breathe

Believe me, I owe it to her

Tell her I owe it to her

Tell her I owe it to every heartbeat

Tell her I owe it to every inhale

Tell her I owe it to, owe it to her

Hands upon my chest

Oh, won't…

What do elephants say as a compliment? You look elephantastic!

This is one of many animal statues being placed by the Brazos river in Waco across from the Zoo.

Do not call me perfect,

a lie is never a compliment.

Call me an erratic

damaged and

insecure mess.

Then tell me that you

love me for it.

- Beau Taplin

or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around :-)

Leo Buscaglia

HGGT!!

swallowtail and friend, alianthus webworm moth, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

Self seeded Nigella growing in my front garden. This area was a scrubby patch of grass full of Dandelions when I first moved here, but I decided to dig it all over and make it into a garden area.

It looks amazing in the early spring with hundreds of Daffodils, then Tulips, Acers, Witch Hazel, Alium, self seeded Phacelia, to name a few.

A couple of years ago I sowed some Nigella seeds and this is the result. Beautiful baby blues, and this will be complimented with Sea Holly soon.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

― Leo F. Buscaglia

I haven't been able to be online for several days so I know I've missed some of your beautiful images. I'll do my best to catch up with today's images as soon as I can. Happy Sunday! :)

We Love Roleplay is back for an incredible round of fantasy goodness. I am featuring the outfit by Cellar Door, complimented by Love's newest release at Hairology amongst other goodies. [read more...]

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Read all about it ▸ chloedakota.com/2016/11/12/fallen-angel/

I was on my place, changing my head for the pict.

Then a girl IMed me...

[2021/01/11 12:15] Cecilia Mode (Cecilia Nansen): Do not change your face :) You have one of the most gorgeous looks in all SL :)) - just stunning ♥

Was just a compliment. Just for free. For nothing else. Thanks :)

But for this pict, head is from LELUTKA Irina.

Available 15th january in Lelutka Mainstore.

I didn't use applier, no bom, no tattoo, no make-up. Except the Lelutka ones in the Irina package.

VIEW LARGE ON BLACK - IT LOOKS BETTER, I THINK

someone, a friend, wrote this to me not a distant moment ago. and this one's for him. to be honest, this compliment has affected me quite profoundly. what do you say to someone who says that about your work? surely he could not mean no one could be a better photographer. but i am most grateful that i can at least say there is someone who finds something special in my images - moments, i call them.

each in our own unique way

-V, 29 March 2009

285 days to go before my next trip to the Philippines

P.S. - regarding the "title", know that i totally understand what my friend meant by this. and i actually consider it one of the best (if not the best) compliments i have ever received.

I'm as guilty as anyone...

So focussed on the subject itself that the general environment almost gets forgotten

Ultra sharp close up detail always trumping the available stunning habitat that could have been included in the photograph...

''But everyone wants to count the hairs... don't they''?

So...

I'll let you decide if this Icey setting perfectly complimenting the beautiful Barn Owl was accidental? Or maybe not?

I love them even when they are not so. My child, I can live on a good compliment two weeks with nothing else to eat :-)

Mark Twain, letter to Gertrude Natkin, 1906 March 2nd

HBW! HGGT!

chinese winterhazel, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Rhododendron Budded to Bloom

PENTACON (DIAPLAN) 2.8 / 80 AV w/ macro extension

I like this lens for its bokeh

My own Lightroom created texture to compliment the bokeh which was created by blooms and leaves of the plant.

This was at dusk; no sunset; cloud cover. Light was magic.

too often we

underestimate the

power of a touch, a

smile, a kind word, a

listening ear, an

honest compliment,

or the smallest act of

caring, all of which

have the potential to

turn a life around - Leo Buscaglia

3 different Japanese Maples compliment each other beautiful.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Leo Buscaglia

Thank you for your kind visit.

Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

complimented by the colorful Salvias he has planted.

I appreciate you all so much. If you favorite my posts, comment on them, add them to galleries, invite them to groups, share them with others, message me about your enjoyment of them, compliment me on my work, give me respectful feedback.. Those of you who dedicate any amount of time, action or appreciation of my work I truly value every ounce of it. I’ve been thankfully doing more collaborations with other Artists, which I hope to do a lot more of coming up! From Safe, to Restricted.. From Realistic to Paranormal.. Whatever it is you enjoy from me I hope I continue to provide something that can grab your attention, make you feel something and ideally maybe even do something together sometime. Thank you all so very much, all 3,000 of you! 🙏

As of posting this it's actually 3,006 now! 💛

Also thank you to Jess X for being my 3,000th follower! 💙

The spring gorse flowers compliment the yellows of 66151’s livery, as a train of steel empties from British Steel Skinningrove reaches the summit of the line at Hunt Cliff.

March 2023 was a particularly rainy and cloudy month, being the wettest March for over 40 years. I was fortunate to find a day linesiding on the Boulby branch in North Yorkshire with decent weather.

Compliment my ass and I may not totally drain you of blood.

[Best viewed enlarged. A closer crop on the golfers approaching the green would have been a better shot, but I couldn't leave out those spectacular mountains in the background.]

Lost Farm is the younger sister to The Dunes. Its name comes from the fact that the original owner of this former farmland, decided to turn it into two world class golf courses. What was marginal quality farmland, was perfect for challenging links golf.

Here is a description from the Barnbougle website:

"With the reputation of Barnbougle Dunes continuing to augment, the idea of a second course at Barnbougle was conceived. In December 2010, Lost Farm, the 20 hole sister to The Dunes, opened for play.

Designed and constructed by Coore & Crenshaw on the steeper and more dramatic sand dunes across the river from The Dunes, Lost Farm was developed with similar design principles – that the best links courses compliment the natural topography of the land.

Lost Farm has quickly captured the attention of international golfers of all abilities. Within weeks of opening, Lost Farm was rated the No.2 public course in Australia by Golf Australia Magazine, and within 8 months it entered the World Top 100 List (by U.S. Golf Magazine) at No.82. Lost Farm now ranks No.23 in the World (U.S. Golf Digest).

Despite the close proximity of the courses, they are remarkably different. The topography of the land on which the Dunes lies rolls in and out of the sand dunes along the coast, whilst the sand dunes on which Lost Farm lies are steeper and more dramatic. The Lost Farm plays along the coast and inland and also features 20 holes – 13a, which was built as a substitute hole but was too good to leave out of the route, and 18a – a very short par 3 leading golfers to the bar and clubhouse."

barnbougle.com.au/play/lost-farm/course-tour/

*First Prize winning photo in the 'Time Remains' contest*

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“Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.”

― Ovid

[Taken at the photographer-friendly Time Remains Sim]

🎻Musical Mood

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I wanted a bit of a quiet retreat after a distracting two weeks in RL and visited the Time Remains sim to enjoy the scenery. I added some awesome Harshlands mesh Creeping Ivy to make it more Regency-era moody, together with Nutmeg's Chaise Longue to compliment the other Nutmeg items.

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[Harshlands] Creeping Ivy [50% off at event]

[Harshlands] Boho Lantern - White Paint

Both @ Redeux Event till 24th August 2020

Nutmeg Chaise Longue Black @ Mainstore

Black Cats poses Coffee & read 1 @ Mainstore

[ContraptioN] Knee Breeches

[ContraptioN] Deck Crew Boots

Both @ Mainstore

Magika - Hair - Faye @Mainstore

LeLUTKA.Head Skyler 2.0 @Mainstore

-Belleza- Jake 2.1 Bento @Mainstore

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All other items provided by the sim owner and is a mix of Nutmeg and other makers.