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One of the requests came from Just a Prairie Boy who asked for a re-run of this image.
Environmental factors in play during the growth of this inky cap mushroom (i.e., "special effects") somehow resulted in a highly sinuous stem. A small colony of these coprinoid mushrooms had fruited in the grass beneath bird feeders where waste sunflower seeds accumulate.
Posted on "Flickr Friday" for the theme of 5/17/2024: SPECIAL EFFECTS.
This is two horizontal shots stitched together with ptgui for a square image.
The shot was set up on Day 137 (previous day) but there wasn't much river traffic when I needed there to be so I went back on Day 138 for this shot.
(The purplish sky in recent shots are rain skies at twilight).
This present bridge was built in the early 1970s but there has always been a bridge at this site and the first bridge built in 50 A.D. may have been built by the Romans.
The cat perched on the man's shoulder seemed about to leap off at any moment ! A stroll on the boardwalk at Pacific Beach in San Diego is great for people watching. You will see the weird, the wacky and the wonderful :)
Fired up the Spa Bath (Jacuzzi) for the first time in ages. Cleaned the water and noticed the nice reflections on the bubbles of the backyard and pergola, thought it was kinda cool : )
This tunnel is at Bank/Monument station and the line to which it leads is only open Mondays - Saturday. As I drive to work this really only gave me Saturday to shoot it so it was an early rise again this morning to get the tunnel free of people. I often get strange looks when I am hanging around with my camera waiting for the people to walk out of the tunnel!
Project 366 (2020) | 17 May
Please check out our Utata Stays Home Big Project, published today.
---Last month I watched "Tales From the Loop". It was a different kind of sci-fi, more emotional and not about aliens and future tech, although the tech is the basis of why the characters are doing what they do. To think it was a television series based on a book of paintings is awesome. I ordered it and the next book by Simon Stålenhag. The world he creates is a different sort of one where strange objects are the backdrop to our mundane lives. To imagine like this, is what we will require soon.--
You know what I am doing right now? Well its not research for one of the three essays I have to write before Friday week thats for sure. But then I was starting to feel guilty because Steph accused me of not keeping up-to-date with my photo project thus forcing her to resort to reddit for her own assessment avoidance. Thats my excuse anyway and I am sticking to it.
Alas, a warning and apologies to everyone as due to the aforementioned essays and the pesky promise I made to myself to actually aim high for this years assessment marks (rather than being lazy and accepting passes and credits) I may or may not disappear for the next 2 weeks... :S
Sigh. I miss you guys already ;)
Anyway, I am going to totally geek out on you here and admit that I am really looking forward to the uni holidays because it will give me a chance to do all of the extra subject reading thats built up over the semester. You know, the stuff that the lecturer kind of just throws out into the ether as 'stuff you might find interesting if you want to read some more into it' but that you don't actually have to read to pass the subject? Yeah, that stuff... I REALLY want to read it all. lol :-P
Also looking forward to writing better descriptions. That is all.
Both of these Scania Enviro 400s entered service on 15th November 2015. They were part of the 24 strong 125 Gold Service fleet which operates between Preston, Chorley and Bolton.
Today we see bus No. 15247 is painted in the new interurban livery whilst it's stablemate 15240 retains it's original Gold Service livery.
Shot on iPhone 6.
This is just a couple of walkers down on the running track at New Farm.
Anna and I took Giz for a run this afternoon down by the river. It's funny - dogs don't understand pacing themselves. So when the three of us start running, Anna sets off at a steady pace while Gizmo sprints at breakneck speed so that his floppy ears get horizontal with speed, with me frantically sprinting at the other end of the lead to keep up.
It was a nice run - well, at least it was on the way out. On the way back the rain started and the headwind picked up. Not that it worried Giz.
11th March... i have been meaning to stop and take a picture of this view for so long now. Today, with this sky, it called me.
If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking.
Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.
Raymond Inmon
I love the intense tempting red shine of these chilli peppers, warning of the heat within. I can't physically go that long without making a chilli (vegetarian for me). In addition to including a generous amount of chopped chillies, I grin deviously as I spike it with a handful of tiny small dried ones ('little surprises' a friend named them). Small enough to lie undetected to the eye, the first you know you've got one, is that hectic, hot hit of habañero in your mouth. It explodes your senses like an eager first-team cricketer batting an overripe kiwi-fruit across the boundary line and splattering it's flesh and pips straight into the stiff upper-lipped spectators sitting in the pavilion.
Saturday, so the rain came. But at least this time it was expected. Usually the weather forecast is over-optimistic (I'm convinced it is sponsored by Mental Health charities to try and make us less depressed). It said rain all day, and it really meant it. A long exposure isn't exactly alien to my photostream but today, under this railway bridge I didn't have much choice - you needed plenty just to get over the grim darkness.
The river was really full, flooding in places and as I walked alongside it raced by, full of debris. At one point my heart was in my mouth, but it wasn't a head going along - it was just an old football.
A few years back Carlisle was completely flooded, leading to lots of flood defences being improved. Thankfully these seem to do the job. At the time, my brother and his wife were trapped upstairs in their house for 48 hours until rescuers arrived by boat. When the water rose as high as their kitchen worktops, fortuitously, a biscuit tin floated off and bobbed down the hallway until they could hook it in with a broom handle.
These days though, its me on the all-biscuit diet.
For the Daily Dog Challenge -- 5/18 "Take Time to Play"
For Our Daily Challenge -- 5/18 "Game"
For 365: The 2014 Edition -- 138/365
Bunny was playing around today, trying to see how high she could stack the tower of cans. She wins this round. Next time we'll have to make it something harder...
You can read more about Bunny at TalesAndTails.com.
for the Hereios who are visiting LOL ppl memes. my kids go on about memes all the time; they are the Tumbler generation. And then, when I went and looked up people memes there were lots of 'white people dancing' memes.
so this is mine.
LOL - cheeky nandos (which is apparently on trend / trendy/ trending?? right now).
#i'mtoooldforthisandilikepunctuation
43/100 - pixelmator shot
70/215 - a bit of fun
(ps ear worm anyone?)
I was informed today that I need a cowgirl name before the next Nerd Night. As I had no clue what I wanted to do for my 365, I decided to take a pic and ask my peeps to give me a name. (You're not really supposed to name yourself after all).
I am off to round up some dinner. Do me proud Flickr peeps.
Went for a 13 km run this morning and spotted this Canada Geese family by the old Cornwall Canal.
My 365 Project Album: The 2013 Edition.
Explored May 19, 2013 #347
It's the best. It makes almost any food better. Just a pinch, and it gives fullness and roundness to the taste and enhances the taste of meat. Or a generous helping and you get a tantalizing aroma that gets your taste buds watering. I love garlic and I use it a lot in my cooking. Kids like it, too, lucky me :)
These are some wonderful single clove garlic that came in this delightful little basket :)
So for some reason this photo to me reminds me of coral or something on the bottom of the ocean or even right out of The Little Mermaid. Although not quite a mermaid, I love the image. Some day's I just wish I could lay on the bottom of the ocean and relax. I guess I have the opposite dream of Ariel. I want to get away from the hustle and bustle of everything. Life here is so short and we try so hard to pack it so full of everything so as not to miss anything; but in doing so we miss so much more. Just like the song say's: "Such wonderful things surround you, what more is you lookin for?" We need to begin to see what is all around us. Not try to find so many other things to fill our time with.
Have a great day, peace and love.
~Stephanie
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All Rights Reserved
18 May 2015
Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) is when you move your camera while your shutter is open. ICM is used either to compose random effects (tossing, throwing) or more designed effects (panning, rotating, sliding, shifting ...) in all three dimension.
ISO 100 - 1/6 sec - f/22.0 - 24mm
Canon EOS 7D - Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.4
I decided to model a sweatshirt I received as a Christmas present, mainly because I think it's a neat sweatshirt. Well, we had gone through a few rolls of film when I decided it was time for a smoke and coffee break. Little did I know that the bastard photographer would take a pot-shot of me while I was chillin'. Those photographers think they're so damn funny when they do crap like that.
(Setup shot.)
Lighting/Setup Info
- Elinchrom BX500Ri at 2.3 power level (f9.0) in a 34-inch Rotalux softbox. Positioned camera-right about 6-feet high and about 4-feet from subject. (Key Light)
- 3x6 Litepanel reflector with white surface. Positioned camera-left about 2.5-feet from subject. (Fill Light)
- SB600 at 24mm zoom and 1/4 +0.3 power level in a 28-inch Westcott Apollo softbox, with 1/2 CTO gel. Positioned camera-left about 5-feet high and about 5-feet behind subject. (Rim Light)
- SB80DX at 24mm zoom and 1/2 power level, gridded. Positioned camera-right about 8-feet high and about 5.5-feet from the background, angled slightly. (Background Light)
- Cybersyncs.
138/365
Ok this is the end of an awesome sunset, but im very satisfied because i was preparing another SP elsewhere and had to run back to the appartment to get on the roof :D
Hit 'F' if you like
Something is up with me. I've been trying to recreate scary movie scenes lately.
I tried doing a Here's Johnny from The Shining. I must say it came out really well. Actually it came out so well I decided not to put it up anywhere. I was scary. So, instead we have this today. Not one of the most original ideas I've had.
The blur in the hand is intentional (just in case you are wondering..)
These scary pictures (if you may) are just a build up to my Magnum Opus (ha ha!) that I've been planning for some time now.
Hope you had awesome Sunday. I'm too tired to type anything else today.
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