Have calm thoughts,

Picture calm scenes,

Recall calm sounds,

And guess what you'll be feeling ........... :) :) :)

~ Paul Wilson - The Little Book of Calm

I have known for many years that sisters are of for sharing laughter and wiping tears. We can't make it through life without our sisters. When I think about song to celebrate, I think about Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin song "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves." I am not thinking about interesting or uninteresting sisters. Just as they sing in the brilliant song:

"Woman to woman

We're singin' with you.

The "inferior sex" got a new exterior

We got doctors, lawyers, politicians too."

I dedicate my sisters these colourful leaves.

All my sisters in the world: "We're Singin' with You."

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Biking Hudsonville Gravel Roads.

Most of my professional career my assignments were journalistic and the majority were shot in BW these days it’s rare that I think black and white when sizing up a scene and this was no exception. While processing it felt as the colors were distracting and on a whim I went for BW. I was moved by the depth and emotion that the contrasts within the highlights and shadows revealed in this impressionistic image. I hope you enjoy the view of intentional camera movement as much as I do. Happy Monday!

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In a search for water for our dog, Zak, we came upon this lovely stream - dappled with light. Worth the downhill scramble for a drink and a photograph!

At Tea Harbour Beach

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Dappled Light on The Towers of the Virgin on a brisk morning in Zion National Park, Utah.

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First image from a recent trip to Zion but actually the last image I took on the trip, turns out that's a pattern for me. I'd only been to Zion once before, many years ago before I was into landscape photography. I've been wanting to come back ever since and recently got the chance. Considering that it's winter and during the government shutdown I thought that the place would be practically empty... Oh how I was wrong.

I got up before dawn to capture this view. The forecast said it was supposed to be mostly cloudy.. Well, it was cloudy behind me, so I guess the forecast was at least partially correct. As I waited for the light to show itself, the sun slotted between the clouds to provide this lovely dappled light on the towers and I captured this image with some frost covered bushes in the foreground...

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Pentax K1 - 15-30mm f/2.8 - 1/25th @ 28mm f/9 ISO 100 - 2 shots focus stacked for foreground and background

Manfrotto 055MF4 Tripod, RRS BH-30 Ball Head

Edited in Lightroom + Photoshop w/ TKActions V6

No, I think it's just children on their break from school.

At the Brevard Zoo in Florida

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Drifts of wild garlic and bluebells along the road past Lochwinnoch, just a shame I cant share the smell of the garlic with you too!

Isle of Skye, from the trail to the most picturesque part of the Quiraing, looking south.

Decided to get up early this morning and took a trip to Seaham for a sunrise session. I was going to go up north as there is a location I fancy but the tide was wrong. It was a weird morning, early into the drive my left contact lens fell out, luckily I always carry a spare pair of glasses in the glove compartment. The sky was looking very overcast with only a thin opening on the horizon and with the lens mishap I nearly turned back, but I’m glad I didn’t as I feel I took a couple of snaps this morning that probably made my effort worth while. session so far. Here is my favourite from that session so far, a case of groyne today gone tomorrow.

Emu Bottom rustic sheep yards and a roman nosed Merino sheep that was surprisingly friendly. There were some others quietly grazing nearby. The rustic fences would have been built using the tough Eucalypt wood from the tall trees that would have graced the landscape.

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Heartwood Forest, St Albans

Vintage barn in the country ~ Milan, NY

Daisy Nook Country Park

Venturing into the woods once more, the morning was beautiful, but the sun was intense. So, I selected spot meter, aimed my macro lens into the trees. and hunted for light.

Mt. Conness, on the east boundary of Yosemite. View from just SW of Budd Lake.

A cool and shady walkway in the beautiful Alcazar Palace, Seville, Spain.

It has been extremely hot a muggy here lately. I trugged through it last week to enjoy some hiking and photography on my day off. Just visited my local hiking trail, and had a blast playing with my old Minolta lenses.

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Sony LA-EA5

Minolta 28-85mm

I think this might be sulphur tuft mushroom.

Olympic National Park, Washington

Resting, beside the River Wensum, in Norfolk, in dappled light, under the canopy.

Olympus XZ2

Dappled light falls on small streams meandering beneath Crown Point's Vista House in the Columbia River Gorge.

The streams flow into Mirror Lake caught between the Historic Columbia River Highway and I-84.

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While hiking around Saltese Flats in Spokane, Washington, this scene stopped me in my tracks. After a few moments enjoying this view I realized I wanted to capture an image. I was packing my camera with a 500mm lens, then I remembered I had my iPhone and hoped it could do this view justice. I was happy with the result.

The basin above the Firthhope Burn between White Coomb & Firthhope Rig catches a hole in the clouds & bathes in the sun.

Mother grizzly and her yearling cub on a deadfall in the woods. This was a favourite log for this pair that they used as a convenient route from their uphill den in the forest to the water to eat the protein-rich spring sedge grass in the estuary. Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia.

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Thornbury East?

Well well well.

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I just love California this time of the year! This shot was actually taken last year around this time.This was a quick handheld pano with my Nikkor 70-200mm. You gotta love VR!

Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe!

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The leaves start to fall....shot with a 1960 Helios 44M. This was actually a totally natural shot but it kind of looks like the leaves were super-imposed....which they weren't! ;-))

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open ~ Jawaharlal Nehru.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear

and the blind can see.

~Mark Twain

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - Sarasota, Florida

Perhaps this is Little Blue Heron week . . . .

Nikon D500 - 300 f/4 prime - ISO 500 - f/6.3 - 1/1250

Consider investing in the private conservation of critical habitats.

Some good options:

Nature Conservancy (nature.org)

Private Land Trusts (www.birds.cornell.edu/landtrust/about/)

Processed a little artsy with a modified Adamski effect.

This girl is so friendly and relaxed, she was chillin in the dappled light, while the rest of the wild herd were just out of view.

Berries are somewhat shrivelled but I liked the contrast with the surrounding woodland being that they were out on a little limb...

1953 Chevrolet sedan delivery and a late model VW ~ Red Oaks Mill, NY

Hellebore sitting on the edge of the woodland catching some dappled light filtering through the canopy

Autumn is definitely my favourite time of year for it's rich colours and special sunlight

I've been waiting a long time for San Luis Reservoir to fill up again. The last time it got close to being full was in 2019. I was able to capture a few interesting images with my drone back then, but I wanted another chance for some different POV's. I was able to visit the reservoir a few times while the hills were lush and green. This is one of my favorite shots because it is so rare to have no wind here; the clouds reflecting off of the water, and dappled light hitting the hills felt like some really special conditions. This is a 15 shot panorama taken with my Phantom 4 pro V2 drone.

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Ventured over to Fairy Falls on this particular morning not completely wind free however as you are quite low below the trees the effects of wind are reduced. Sun was in and out of the clouds and getting the timing right for some dappled light and nicely lit rocks and reflection of foliage in the flowing water.

Using a polariser only and adapting camera settings in manual to the flow of water just right and a compromise of a few moving trees. And of course peace and quiet.

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On our way back into Arley after our walk up the River Severn on what was a lovely warm and sunny day (02-04-2017). We sat and rested under some river side trees that cast some very welcome shade .I turned round to see the dappled light/shadows on these lovey stone buildings with the very bright Sunshine on the buildings behind......i liked it .....and still do.......Arley nr Bewdley,Worcestershire,England

I saw this in Derbyshire. We went to find rhododendrons - not out then! But we did see curlews, a hare, a jay, bluebells, broom, fields white with dandelions and a few benches. I like the dappled light on this one and the green shades.

Under the woodland canopy a new years growth emerges...not right now obviously! 😁

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A shaft of light of this fine example of a white Tulip.