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An image taken of a rewilding scheme in the village of Marton. No Ai used just black diffusing filters in front of the lens and DXO textures n filters to create a border around the image! But according to DSLR Auto Focus group admins ‘thats excessive processing’ Ho hum Guess I will just have to find groups that welcome a little bit of creativity!
Mist and diffused sunlight plus some faint rays, what more can you ask for whilst deep in the wood! Loved the central little beech sapling bathing in the light! More scenes from Hillock Wood, Buckinghamshire.
There were times when all I could do was stop and soak up the atmosphere, the sunlight through the mist was very diffused and created such a soft glow in areas of the wood. Taken in Hillock Wood, Buckinghamshire.
This is another photo from my stroll through the foggy forest around where I live. I took this in a rather dark part of the forest where only conifers tress grows. Therefore, the light almost completely came from the lighter parts of the forest where it got diffused by the mist. This gave the whole scene a wonderful elvish feel.
Thaumatomyia is a genus of flies in the family Chloropidae. The Chloropidae are a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies. About 2000 described species are in over 160 genera distributed worldwide. These are usually very small flies, yellow or black and appearing shiny due to the virtual absence of any hairs. The majority of the larvae are phytophagous, mainly on grasses, and can be major pests of cereals. However, parasitic and predatory species are known. A few species are kleptoparasites. Some species in the genera Hippelates and Siphunculina (S. funicola being quite well known in Asia) are called eye gnats or eye flies for their habit of being attracted to eyes. They feed on lachrymal secretions and other body fluids of various animals, including humans, and are of medical significance.
"It is not unusual to hear media weather reporters discuss the marine layer as if it were synonymous with the fog or stratus it may contain, but this is erroneous. In fact, a marine layer can exist with virtually no cloudiness of any kind, although it usually does contain some. The marine layer is a medium within which clouds may form under the right conditions; it is not the layers of clouds themselves."
Love the diffuse and soft
I want to take another type of picture as I have done. Trying. That I find exciting for me😊and of course as usual😊
The Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater (Manis crassicaudata) is a pangolin found on the Indian subcontinent. It is not common anywhere in its range. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.
It is an insectivore, feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.
The Indian pangolin is threatened by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.
The Indian pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow-moving, nocturnal mammal. It is about 84–122 centimetres (33–48 in) long from head to tail, the tail usually being 33–47 cm long, and weighs 10–16 kg. Females are generally smaller than the males and have one pair of mammae. The pangolin possesses a cone-shaped head with small, dark eyes, and a long muzzle with a nose pad similar in color, or darker than, its pinkish-brown skin. It has powerful limbs, tipped with sharp, clawed digits. It is an almost exclusive insectivore and principally subsists on ants and termites, which it catches with a specially adapted long, sticky tongue.The pangolin has no teeth, but has strong stomach muscles to aid in digestion. The most noticeable characteristic of the pangolin is its massive, scaled armour, which covers its upper face and its whole body with the exception of the belly and the inside of the legs. These protective scales are rigid and made of keratin. It has 160–200 scales in total, about 40–46% of which are located on the tail. Scales can be 6.5–7 cm long, 8.5 cm wide, and weigh 7–10 grams. The skin and scales make up about one-fourth to one-third of the total body mass of this species.
The Indian pangolin has been recorded from various forest types, including Sri Lankan rainforest and plains to middle hill levels. The animal can be found in grasslands and secondary forests, and is well adapted to desert regions as it is believed to have a tolerance to dry areas, but prefers more barren, hilly regions. This pangolin species may also sometimes reach high elevations, and has been sighted in Sri Lanka at 1100 meters and in the Nilgiri mountains in India at 2300 meters. It prefers soft and semi-sandy soil conditions suitable for digging burrows.
Pangolin burrows fall into one of two categories: feeding and living burrows. Feeding burrows are smaller than living burrows (though their sizes vary depending on the abundance of prey) and are created more frequently during the spring, when there is a greater availability of prey. Living burrows are wider, deeper, and more circular, and are occupied for a longer time than feeding burrows, as they are mainly used to sleep and rest during the day. After a few months, the pangolin abandons the burrow and digs a new one close to a food source. However, it is not uncommon for the pangolin to shift back to an old burrow.
Unlike its African counterpart, the Indian pangolin does not climb trees, but it does value the presence of trees, herbs, and shrubs in its habitat because it is easier to dig burrows around them. Features that promote an abundance of ants and termites (grasses, bare grounds, bases of trees, shrubs, roots, leaf litter, fallen logs and elephant feces) are often present in pangolin habitats.
Few details are known about the breeding behaviour of the Indian pangolin. During the animal's mating period, females and males may share the same burrow and show some diurnal activities. Males have testes in a fold of the skin located in their groin areas. The female's embryo develops in one of the uterine horns. The gestation period lasts 65–70 days; the placenta is diffuse and not deciduate. Usually, a single young is born, but twins have been reported in this species. The young weigh 235–400 g at birth and measure roughly 30 cm. The newborn animals have open eyes, and soft scales with protruding hairs between them. The mother pangolin carries her young on her tail. When the mother and young are disturbed, the young pangolin is held against its mother's belly and protected by the mother's tail.
Another photo of Twenty mile river. The high clouds diffused the light from Anchorage and the northern lights. The milky way was peeking through the last bit of clear sky.
This is the only black darter in Britain and is our smallest dragonfly. The top of the thorax and abdomen are black, the latter being waisted at segment 4 and club shaped towards the tip. There are some yellow marks along the sides of the abdomen and the thorax sides are yellow with a broad black band that encloses 3 yellow spots. The wings are clear with short pterostigma and the hindwing is very broad. The eyes and legs are black. Immature males are yellow with black markings- similar in appearance to the females.
Sunset on truly cloud days is typically a bust. Sometimes you get lucky, get a lovely diffused glow through the clouds, light into the scene. I got something like that on this trip, haze was building within the mountains once more, heavy fog and misty rolling through the valley paths bellow. It was still fun standing on the road side, people slowly parking around me just to find out what it was I was looking at. Finally another photographer turned up, he was more interested in the sky than the valley, but still, sometimes its nice to talk to someone like minded.
Aperture: f8
ISO: 640
SS: 1/15th
Focal: 39mm
Fujinon 16-55mm
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For this week’s Macro Mondays ‘Crime’ theme, I have chosen to photograph a ‘simulated’ drop of blood on the tip of a knife. Quite a difficult one this week, and as I expected, this is just one of a number of similar ideas. I also had the obligatory ‘fingerprint’, but opted for this one as it’s a little different. HMM everyone!
Simple lighting for this shot, it’s just a silhouette!
Macro Mondays - New
The top of a new glass reed diffuser jar given as a Christmas gift.
Taken using an MCEX-16 extension tube. Total image size is approximately 4cm.
Aphid patrol.
Harmonia axyridis.
Harlequin ladybird larva on a nettle leaf.
I thought I had more focus than I actually did here, unfortunately when I rectified that it’s head was hidden so I went with this one.
Great thanks to Julie for finding it for me for without her I would never spot something like this :^)
The diffused light at the end of the day gave this scene a timeless feel. I like the way the gull seemed to be coming in to land...
Still life macro shot of a HO scale (one inch) miniature figure sitting on ear buds with sheet music underneath. Double-lighting: back lit and rear top lit (diffused) in a dark room on a table.
Developed using Darktable 3.6.0.
New Blogpost for Lilleth: https://www.lanikaverse.com/a-heart-is-a-heart-is-a-heart/
I sometimes wonder whether our hearts are less interested in people than they are in moments. They collect fragments with remarkable patience: a familiar scent, an unexpected silence, the warmth of late afternoon, a conversation that lasted longer than planned. Years later those fragments return without invitation, carrying an entire memory inside something impossibly small. Perhaps that is why I no longer think of the heart as a symbol of love alone. It has become a symbol of belonging. Of finding yourself exactly where you were meant to be, even if only for a fleeting moment. Not because the place is perfect, but because something within you quietly whispers, yes... here.
DIFFUSE PBR Collection by Lilleth.
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Maybe that is all the heart has ever tried to tell us. Not who to love, nor where to go, but simply to recognise the rare moments that feel entirely, unmistakably our own.
credits.
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Legacy classic
Head.
Lelutka Sasha
Outfit.
Lilleth DIFFUSE PBR Collection
Hair.
Truth
Jewellery.
Orsini, Ysoral
Location.
Cats Hollow Wedding Garden