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My contribution for this week's theme «Gear»; for the Swedish photo group Fotosondag.
Mitt bidrag till Fotosöndag och veckans tema «Attiralj».
Macro Mondays contribution for 24 October 2016:
Swarowski Crystal Pig. The title means something in that "he" managed to get from his home and under my feet - quite a drop! As I needed to capture a back lit subject he became the obvious choice!
Lighting is all natural which meant I didn't have much time to get a half decent shot. Now I get an idea of what landscape photographers have to deal with.
poss contribution (#1) to MM challenge for 27/4/20, theme: Windowsill
something green after last week's yellow - I know there is no logical progression there but...
one of the pitiful herbs (rosemary, just in case!) that "grow" on my kitchen windowsill. The background ins't really real it's a piece of felt put in front of the window to block out the mess of the outside and to soften the light coming in
This is my contribution to Macro Mondays Look Up
And when I look up I of course lay down first
It's a pretty cool 'challenge' because you get to see it all in a different perspective than you normally do
Which is the story of my life lol
I think you can change things by doing just that
It is easier to observe things when you use a different perspective, putting on your objective glasses and look at what you are doing with your life, no judging
So
There I lay all down on the tiny spot where there is no snow, all by the house
Look UP
says Macro Mondays
And there they are
Small angel wings waving in the wind - making it a bit difficult to take a macro of course
I believe in many things, I love light and what that stands for and I know there are angels on earth
By having this belief I look for signs
If I had beliefs which was on the opposite side, the dark side, I would have looked for signs for my belief then too
That is why it can be difficult to get out of a pattern, we are being reassured that things are the way we think, like they are in our belief, because we have it around us in our sphere, social media, which groups do we follow, what news we want to be fed by.
Not to mention the people we are surrounded by - well we choose them for a certain reason, they match us somehow, until they don't.
I guess we feel safe having this common belief, either it has a light side or a dark side.
Fear is, I think, a foundation deep in us from the ancient days when we were hunting or being hunted at
Fear of
Not having enough food
Not having sufficient clothings
Not having roof over your head
Not having a job
Not having enough money
Not being cool enough
Not being good enough
Not having the body you see in the ads
Not having the hair you want
Not being socially accepted
Not doing your job good enough
Not being the best friend
Not being the best parent ever
aso
The ones that control us by using our fears knows exactly what they are doing
Of course they do, they see it work every time
Be aware of the manipulative people you have around you and stop them by withdrawing, no need to take a fight with them, they will never understand
Being aware of what sides of you they manipulate will indeed make you grow, then you can do something about that, you have a choice to get out of the pattern
Choose your people
They influence you more then you can imagine
Have a lovely week
I know my week will be awesome, of course it will, because I want it to
My First-Ever contribution to Fence Friday!
So ... HFF!
Wishing you all a HAPPY WEEKEND! I hope your week went well!
Thank you so much for your visit and for your kind comments! They are very much appreciated!
My contribution to the Macro Mondays Group Challenge for 3 Octoberr 2016 - "In a Row"
I origianlly went looking for 2 people arguing but realised that wasn't what this was about!
A little bit of love and romance goes a long way in this strange world! Here's my contribution - a teeny weeny gold paper heart encapsulated in a water drop.
For Macro Mondays theme of "Heart". HMM and Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
My contribution to ”Smile on Saturday! :-)” on theme ”Display the D” D as in Dome. The Dome is called ”The Refuging Pavillion” and is a part of Rejmyre Art Lab´s Center for Peripheral Studies.
DDDDD
Mitt bidrag till ”Smile on Saturday! :-) på temat ”Display the D/Visa D:et” Kupolen heter ”Tillflyktspaviljongen” och är en del av Rejmyre Art Labs center för perifera studier. (Dome is kupol in Swedish)
contribution to MM challenge for 26/10/20, theme: one colo(u)r
was tempted to replicate the recent "yellow" theme! I missed the last time one colour was the theme (I think) but did put an image up that met the criteria, perhaps the following week (Feb 2018 ish). I've also taken the opportunity to catch up with the recent "string" theme so it's 2-4-1 today only.
The sky-blue smiles above the roof
Its tenderest;
A green tree rears above the roof
Its waving crest.
The church-bell in the windless sky
Peaceably rings,
A skylark soaring in the sky
Endlessly sings.
My God, my God, all life is there,
Simple and sweet;
The soothing bee-hive murmur there
Comes from the street!
What have you done, O you that weep
In the glad sun,--
Say, with your youth, you man that weep,
What have you done?
Paul Verlaine
I believe they were gifted to Canada by the Netherlands commemorating Canadian contribution to the defeat of Nazis during WWII
A beautiful day at Hengelo (Gelderland):-)
At our photoclub we had to make a picture like a famous photographer that we like. This was my contribution. I have a great favorite and that is Martin Kers🌞 I took the picture from The land of Martin Kers with the picture Tree (Het land van Martin Kers met afbeelding boom) as an example and I found it here that day🌞
Minami Yagura (南櫓 southern turret) of Matsue Castle and its moat. The wooden turret was restored in 2001.
Izumo was given to the Horio (堀尾氏) as a reward for their contribution to the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.
They completed Matsue Castle in 1611. The family, however, was stripped of their title in 1633 as their 3rd ruler died without an heir.
The Tokugawa shogunate sent the Kyougoku (京極氏) as the new ruler. They were stripped of their title as the new ruler died in 1637 without an heir.
Both of them were typical Tozama Daimyou.
The shogunate relocated Matsudaira Naomasa (松平直正 1601-1666) from Matsumoto in Nagano prefecture to Matsue in 1638. He was a grand son of Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康 1543-1616), the first shogun of the Tokugawa, and a cousin of Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川家光 1604-1651), the third shogun.
Matsudaira rule of Matsue continued until the Meiji Restoration.
Eleanor Meaning: Sun ray; Shining light.
I named my precious orchid this way because it has been a constant source of joy for the past three years, blooming more beautifully every year. When I go to Asia, my neighbor takes great care of it in my absence. It's more than just a flower; it's a loyal friend.
Thank you all for your faves and comments, which make me want to continue my modest contribution to sharing with all of you😊
#MacroMonday
#DutchAngle
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A very unusual (for me) MM contribution in quite a few ways, because it is a photo that I have neither taken at home nor specifically for the "dutch angle" theme – this fluffy feather was a chance discovery at last Wednesday's (fabuloutastic, I should add) photowalk at the Olympic stadium; I didn't even think about the theme when I found this pretty feather in a corner of a step of one of the many, many staircases there. And of course this isn't the photo from that walk that I'd planned to upload first, either ;-). But often things don't turn out as expected (something which happens a lot lately when it comes to MMs), and that's not always a bad thing.
This small feather, about 6 cm / 2,3 inches long, came to my rescue when my original idea didn't work out – which every way I tried to make it work (it was a small spoke reflector which I'd once found in the street; the idea was to capture its distorted reflection which made it look like a flowing piece of honeycomb, something that came to my mind because of the reflector's honeycombed structure; well, to make it short, I never managed to get the distorted reflection sharp enough so it would be pleasant to look at; maybe I can still make it work later... I also tried to magnify those honecomb patterns inside of the reflector by using the extension tubes and the Raynox DCR-250 close-up lens – but, no, it wasn't meant to work).
But back to my "Olympic feather": Most conveniently, I had already taken it at a dutch angle (Mr Freud, can you hear me?). It is a single handheld picture taken with the Ricoh (the GRIII rocks!) which I've sharpened in Topaz Sharpen AI, and then further processed it in Nik's HDR Efex Pro – I started with the "En Vogue" preset "Cool Deep" which I'd then still tweaked a little here or there. And because the staircase I'd found this feather on had been in a shadowy corner of the stadium (and the feather in an even more shadowy corner of the step), the DNG outcome was rather dull; to add some much needed light I went into ON1 where I added a "Sunflare" texture filter to the upper left corner of the image; back in LR I added the preset "Soft Fog" and tweaked the luminosity and saturation sliders for a dreamy look.
HMM, Everyone, stay safe and healthy!
Nicht das, was ich eigentlich für's Thema machen wollte, aber das passiert mir in letzter Zeit häufiger ;-) Meine ursprüngliche Idee war es, die verzerrte Spiegelung eines kleinen Speichenreflektors (ein Straßenfund) auf einer Spiegelfliese zu fotografieren; die Verzerrung ließ den Reflektor wie ein fließendes Stück Honigwabe aussehen, was auch schön mit der wabenartigen Struktur des Reflektors korrespondierte – nur wollte es mir partout nicht gelingen, der Verzerrung zumindest ein wenig Schärfe abzuringen. Ich habe dann versucht, die Wabenstruktur im Innern des Reflektors mithilfe der Zwischenringe und der Raynox-DCR-250-Makrolinse zu vergrößern, aber auch hier hatten die Endergebnisse zu wenig Schärfe.
Irgendwann, es war schon ziemlich später Abend (wie immer), gab ich frustriert auf. Zum Glück fiel mir dann die flauschige Feder ein, die ich letzte Woche zufällig auf einer der unzähligen Stufen des Olympiastadions entdeckt und aus der Hand mit der GRIII fotografiert hatte. Die Größe (gut 6 cm) passte, den Winkel hatte ich bei der Aufnahme (unbewusst? Freud lässt grüßen, denn vor Ort hatte ich überhaupt nicht an das Dutch-Angle-Thema gedacht) auch schon passend schräg gewählt... Warum also nicht, auch wenn diese Feder nicht das Foto ist, das ich als Erstes vom (außerordentlich schönen) Fotowalk dort hochladen wollte. Ich habe das Bild dann in Topaz Sharpen AI nachgeschärft (Modus "Stabilize") und in HDR Efex ausgehend von der Voreinstellung "En Vogue: Cool Deep" bearbeitet. Was dann noch fehlte, war etwas mehr Licht bzw. Leuchten, denn die Feder hatte auf einer der Treppen auf der Schattenseite des Olympiastadions gelegen und das DNG war recht flau und trüb. Also habe ich in ON1 noch eine "Sunflare"-Textur drübergelegt und in LR die Weißtöne aufgehellt und als Abschluss noch die Voreinstellung "Weicher Nebel" (mit zusätzlichen Veränderungen meinerseits bei der Struktur, Luminanz und Sättigung) für ein weicheres, verträumtes Aussehen verwendet.
Manchmal kommt es eben anders, als man denkt, aber das muss ja nichts Schlechtes sein ;-) Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne Woche, liebe Flickr-Freunde, passt weiterhin gut auf Euch auf!
Our contribution of the January round of Memento Mori: The HR Giger inspired "Silent Scream Loveseat".
The Chair has 6 Landimpact and the dimensions: 2.0 x 1.6 x 1.5 meters. The Loveseat comes in PG Version (10 Single- and 10 Couple Animations) as well as Adult Version (10 Single, 10 couple and 16 Adult Animations).
Memento Mori openes January 15th 2017 and runs 4 weeks.
SURL to Memento Mori: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Infernal%20Land/185/122/2017
Website: mementomorievent.wordpress.com/
Our contribution for the new round of THE CHALLENGE : Steampunk. A Vintage Camera, Gramophone and a Suitcase Side Table. The Gramophone Plays "Blue Skies" on Touch.
Camera: LI 5
Gramophone: LI 4
Suitcase Side Table: LI 3
All items will be available at the 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Mainstore (SURL: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Wooden%20Bay/36/124/23)
The Challenge : Steampunk starts 31st May 2016. thechallengesl.wordpress.com/
My contribution for this week's theme "morning", for the Swedish photo group Fotosondag.
Torsdagmorgon. Det var nästan lite Jack the Ripper-känsla när man gick från Slussen ner över Skeppsbron och vidare till Blasieholmen. Tyckte mig höra en mistlur ljuda, men det var bara en kråka som intagit kalufsen på Gustav III, och gällt skrek ut sin herre på täppan-seger. Passade bra att du intog huvudstaden just den här veckan när det stod "morgon" på tema-schemat. Tack, Dimman, tack.
A contribution to the Paris climate agreement.
I think, if nothing changes or things get worse, many will pay a high price.
An vision,
made with stable diffusion,topaz and photoshop.
My contribution to Valentine's Day... you might get a sense that I'm not a hopeless romantic LOL
Anyway, these two did seem to have lots of feelings for each other. Happy Valentine's Day!
MM contribution 18/3/19, theme something to do with the first letter of my surname!!
Well this does indeed begin with the first letter of my surname. It then goes on to use the second, third and fourth letters of my surname in order. Then it stops.
Some flash usage here again but not interesting as it was all trial and error!!
Today we have blue Christmas lights in a wooden hand. It is my contribution to Sliders Sunday Group.
Happy Holidays to you all and Merry Christmas my Flickr friends! See you soon, with another picture !
And HSS to all participants!
Thank you so much for your comments /favs and support! I’m humbled and grateful!!! I wish you all an amazing day and see you soon on Flickr!!
My (belated) contribution to the Bluebell season. Like most photographers I would have loved that epic morning shot of a forest glade with mist and morning light falling across a carpet of Bluebells. I didn't get it so I decided to while away an hour playing with bokeh. The spider was just an added bonus.
contribution to MM challenge for 19/2/18: Fasteners.
I'd never photographed a zipper but had seen many pictures of them that really impressed me so I set out to have a go. This is the result! I became more obsessed with the button then with encapsulating 2 fasteners in the same image.
It was really hard to keep still while I took this.
A lot of "T"s like "T"om in my contribution for this weeks Macro Mondays theme ;-)
Tissot T-Touch, Swiss Made.
The reflection on the left was made with the (switched off) screen of a tablet.
Strobist Info: EX 430 with soft-diffusor at 1/32 from top-right. Triggered with Yongnuo wireless transmitters.
I bought a new taste of tea this weekend and thats my contribution to this weeks theme "Taste" in the group Fotosöndag.
Our contribution for the January Round of THE CHALLENGE. With the chosen theme „Farm“ we crafted these „Little Farm Beds“. Each Bed is 0.7 x 1.9 meters in dimensions. In the package are: Empty Bed (LI 1 / 0.2 meters height), Carrots Bed (LI 1 / 0.4 meters height), Savoy Cobbage Bed (LI 4 / 0.4 meters height), Salad Bed (LI 2 / 0.3 meters height and the Beetroot Bed (LI 2 / 0.6 meters height).
The Little Farm Beds will be availabe 31st January at 22769 ~ [bauwerk].
This is my contribution to the Smile on Saturday Group. The theme is: beads. Since I just bought a box of letter beads, I decided to use them for this awesome theme!
HSoS to all participants!
Thank you so much for your comments /favs and support! I’m humbled and grateful!!! I wish you all an amazing day and see you soon on Flickr!!
This is normally where the creativity starts. Or, as today, when it remains empty.
Mitt bidrag till Fotosöndag och veckans tema «kreativ».
My contribution for this week's theme «creative»; for the Swedish photo group Fotosondag.
My contribution for todays theme in "Smile On Saturday". Thank you for views, faves and comments, they are much appreciated. Have a good weekend and Smile! HSoS!
My contribution to "F" Unit Friday is a pair of MLW FPA-4's of the Grand Canyon RR seen here at the canyon on 3/25/1999. Doing what they had done for CN & Via haling passengers.
Fitzroy, Melbourne. Architect: DCM.
The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD) is a collaborative biomedical engineering centre accelerating the translation and commercialisation of research. This includes the delivery of much-needed, cutting-edge medical and healthcare solutions with a focus on medtech, biotech and digital health.
The ACMD brings together clinicians, major universities, leading research institutions, and innovative healthcare companies to develop novel technologies and drive the health system’s transformation through research, collaboration and education.
The ACMD is co-located at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, expanding opportunities for clinician-led research. State-of-the-art equipment, laboratories and facilities combined with strong affiliations with universities foster a thriving biomedical engineering ecosystem.
The building makes an outstanding contribution to this corner of inner Melbourne.
contribution to MM challenge for 14/10/19, theme: "wire"
strangely difficult to find a piece of electrical wire without buying a a whole reel from B&Q!
wasn't my first choice and seeing some of today's contributions it shows how narrow minded I was about this challenge, and what I could have done...
Just one note about this image - the background is part of the image and was created in camera, rather than in post prod.
My contribution to the theme Photo Sunday with the theme behind. A blue sky behind the ice crystal that is behind the balcony window and I behind the camera.
Mitt bidrag till temat Fotosöndag med temat bakom. En blå himmel bakom iskristallen som är bakom altanfönstret och jag bakom kameran.
Today is the 12th day of Valentine's month of February; I must include laughter in my February love group. Laughter keeps one younger, lightens up everyone's mood, and can change the direction of the general mood from a sad, gloomy one to a happy and joyous one. Laughter in itself is a kind of medicine, one that we cannot live without!
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - The Laughing Song [Live]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25cTs5J9P4
I Love To Laugh (Sing Along Songs)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvAGNSJ7Wrc
Laughing Song
William Blake
When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
When the air does laugh with our merry wit,
And the green hill laughs with the noise of it;
when the meadows laugh with lively green,
And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene,
When Mary and Susan and Emily
With their sweet round mouths sing "Ha, ha he!"
When the painted birds laugh in the shade,
Where our table with cherries and nuts is spread:
Come live, and be merry, and join with me,
To sing the sweet chorus of "Ha, ha, he!"
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
Charlie Chaplin
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
E.E. Cummings
We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.
Ellen DeGeneres
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
My contribution for this week theme "yellow", for the swedish group photosunday/fotosöndag.
Mitt bidrag på veckans tema "gult", fotosöndag.
A contribution to the flickr friday theme of the week 30. April - 7. May 2021 (using a fixed focal length of 50 mm) - meanwhile I have removed the flickr friday tags because this pic seems to upload by itself again and again.
My contribution to the theme of Fotosöndag signs of spring. Lovely when the flowers start to make their way through the soil and burst out in a bewitching beauty.
My contribution to today's Marco Monday is: a piece of middle size Akadama in ice. I really like the small hole in the ice.
And the Akadama peeping through.
Thanks for your favourites and comments, they are all really appreciated.
about Akadama :
And before i forgot, Akadama, is the first choice for good draining Bonsai soil. 8-)