This slider was used for Smile on Saturday theme: Needles or Spines. Original picture taken through glass was dull and lackluster. Sliders brought out the beauty of this fish. See original:

www.flickr.com/photos/dionepsoc/54112711959/in/album-7217...

Taken at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans (new upload).

"Lionfish have fleshy tentacles above their eyes and below the mouth; fan-like pectoral fins; long, separated dorsal spines; 13 dorsal spines; 10-11 dorsal soft rays; 3 anal spines; and 6-7 anal soft rays."

Lionfish are considered an invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean where they have no known predators. Unlike the Pacific Ocean where their enemies are sharks, tiger grouper, eels, cornetfish, and scorpionfish.

They are carnivorous and eat native herbivore fish which in turn leads to algae on coral reefs growing unabated.

"Their venomous spines can deliver a painful sting that can last for days. The sting can cause sweating, respiratory distress, and even paralysis."

Moral of the story: Don't mess with a Lionfish!

But Happy Smile on Saturday!

Theme: Needles or Spines

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Lovely sounds,

Used: Pixabay 2835285_1920, Photoshop, Filter Forge

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Old Metal Irons

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~~~~~ Photo taken through the glass of the showcase,

digitally manipulated and painted.

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Prague - Czech Republic - Europe

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Model: Patrick Damstén

BTS: petridamsten.com/welcome-to-my-dream-world/

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Created for Kreative People Clocks and Timepieces Challenge

Images of the clock and dandelion are my own so is the texture GoldenNoise1

via Instagram instagr.am/p/CHdaHvXBcfj/

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I doubt

Photo posted for Sliders Sunday - Post Processed to the MAX! HSS!

It seemed like a cool concept in my head.

Day 320.

Explored. Peaked at #338.

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Here I Come,

used: Photoshop, Pixabay, Filter Forge

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Church in the Mountain,

used: Pixabay - church-4040788_1920 - Artensoft_Photo_Collage_Maker - Photoshop - Filter Forge

The Oregon Historical Society Museum

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Portland - Oregon - West USA

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~~~~~ Look at the other 6 photos of this museum.

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A digitally manipulated photo

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Red Clover,

used Filter Forge, Photoshop

How could I possibly shoot Seattle's Helix foot bridge without eventually tweaking its imagery with a little bit of digital manipulation?

München

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In Explore October 2016

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Few seconds before landing

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~~~~~~My own photo digitally manipulated and painted.

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Uploaded October 12, 2016

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Photo of a Great Blue Heron, digitally modified to produce this impressionistic image.

Fantasy-World,

used: Filter Forge, own photo, Pixabay, Photoshop

Light in the night,

used Photoshop, Pixabay, Filter Forge

While outside preparing to determine my “crisp” image for the day, this happened!

Lensbaby blur

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I am so sad!! Nobody likes me!!

Used , Pixabay, Photoshop, Filter Forge ©SØS

Doc and our son-in-law John tackling our driveway early this morning.

Quite a lot of snow came down in a matter of a few hours. I think we will have well over a foot before it is all over. The big plows are out clearing our major roads, and many accidents have taken place by those who were not prepared or are inexperienced when it comes to winter driving.

Welcome to winter in Alaska everybody!

De antemano, gracias por tu apoyo/ In advance, thanks for your support

Autumn-mood,

used Pixabay, Filter Forge, Photoshop

We have a huge flock of Lapland Longspurs, and another huge flock of Junco's, and they are all feeding together like chickens in a barnyard.

We also have a couple of Spruce Hens, a few Varied Thrush, some Repoles, and numerous black capped and boreal chickadees. A pair of huge Ravens show up a couple of times each day, and they chase off all of the smaller birds, until they get bored and take flight. - and then the little birds return, fluttering to the ground like autumn leaves.

We have gone way over our birdseed budget - but with a couple of feet of snow still on the ground - we feel a need to help our feathered friends, as they make their way to their breeding grounds.

This image was digitally modified to produce this artistic rendering.