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Really stacked the filters on this one, out of like 100 frames I had about a dozen with “frozen” boats that I could choose from. This was my favorite frame at the end of the session, with a lot more contrast than the other shots, as the clouds were farther rolled out to the ocean.
Canon 6d
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II at 16
LEE Little Stopper (1.8 ND)
LEE 0.9 Hard GND
LEE 0.6 Soft GND
f/4.5, ISO 100, 2.5 sec
J'ai souhaité dans ce portrait quelque chose qui me ramène aux peintres du XVIIIe siècle. La lumière accroche les boucles rousses de Maryam, éclaire juste ce qu’il faut de son visage, puis s’efface dans l’ombre. J’aime ce clair-obscur qui laisse une partie du regard dans la pénombre. Les bougies en arrière-plan donnent à la scène une atmosphère particulière, sans trop en dévoiler. Maryam semble plongée dans ses pensées, mais je ne cherche pas à savoir lesquelles. Je voulais surtout retrouver cette sensation de peinture ancienne, avec une lumière qui dessine autant qu’elle dissimule, et laisser le reste à l’imagination...
EN I wished in this portrait something that brings me back to the painters of the 18th century. The light hangs Maryam's red curls, illuminates just the right thing with her face, then fades in the shadows. I like this chiaroscuro that leaves part of the gaze in the twilight. The candles in the background give the stage a particular atmosphere, without revealing too much. Maryam seems immersed in her thoughts, but I don't want to know which ones. I especially wanted to find this feeling of ancient painting, with a light that draws as much as it conceals, and leave the rest to the imagination.
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Europe - Scandinavia - Norway - North of the Arctic Circle - Troms county - Senja - Norway’s second biggest island - Husøy - House Island - Small island about 1000 meters long and 500 meters wide located in the Øyfjorden off the northwest coast of the far north of Senja
Timelapse movies had become my new way of capturing my travels besides regular photography. Check out how beautiful Scandinavia can be :
► POLAR NIGHT WITH NORTHERN LIGHT & MOON ECLIPSE IN ARCTIC NORWAY
or
► NORTHERN LIGHTS BEYOND ARCTIC CIRCLE, SWEDEN
► ARCTIC NIGHT & NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER FROZEN SWEDEN
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III; Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM; Focal length: 55.00 mm; Aperture: 22; Exposure time: 25.0 s; ISO: 100
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A monochrome portrait suspended between glow and shadow — the subject leaning into a window’s soft mercy while the darker room pulls at the edges. The light traces the cheekbone like a memory trying to return, while the curtain breathes its own quiet story. This is a moment of stillness that feels like a threshold: half confession, half invocation. A study in contrast, vulnerability, and the quiet power of being seen without armor.
I.
The window keeps its vigil, patient as an old friend,
letting the morning spill its truth across my face.
Shadow gathers behind me like a history I’ve outgrown,
yet still I lean toward the light, unafraid of its naming.
II.
Some rooms hold their breath when you enter,
as if waiting for the version of you that never arrived.
But here, the silence feels earned,
a soft throne carved from the ache of becoming.
III.
I tilt my head toward the brightness,
letting it map the terrain of my unspoken thoughts.
Every highlight a confession,
every shadow a promise I haven’t broken yet.
IV.
The curtain whispers its thin voiced blessing,
a veil between what I was and what I’m willing to claim.
Even the dust seems to rise in reverence,
catching the light like tiny, wandering saints.
V.
There is a tenderness in leaning,
in letting the world hold you without resistance.
The window frame becomes a quiet altar,
and I, a pilgrim of my own unfolding.
VI.
The dark behind me is not an enemy,
only the echo of rooms I’ve already survived.
It clings out of habit, not hunger,
and I no longer mistake its weight for destiny.
VII.
Light sketches me with deliberate hands,
as if sculpting a future I haven’t dared to imagine.
I feel the shape of myself returning,
slow, steady, sovereign.
VIII.
So I stay here, between glow and shadow,
letting both claim their rightful place.
For this is the portrait of a life in transition—
a face learning to remember its own radiance.
The morning sun illuminates the rolling hills south of Chinook, Montana.
I laugh every time I hear someone west of the Rocky Mountains call a person east of the Rocky Mountains a "flatlander." And it happens much more often than you might think.
Where I come from a flatlander is a person who lives in Illinois. Granted, compared to the Rocky Mountains, the land east of the Continental Divide is significantly more flat than the topography on the west side, but it is nowhere as flat as what the poor souls are stuck with in Illinois.
Take this scene for example. East of the Rockies, south of the Hi-Line, and north of the Missouri River, the prairies undulate and bend and are pushed like this for hundreds of miles. And while mountains are inspiring, topography such as this is still a feast for the eyes. It is almost as though God slept Earth's floor and when he woke he stretched and pushed aside the land so it bunched up against itself like a pushed blanket. It is amazing to see. And anything but "flat."
By the way, those little black dots in the foreground are cows.
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A striking portrait capturing the intensity and quiet strength of a young woman. The dramatic lighting and close-up perspective create a captivating and intimate moment.
Ribadesella is a small fishing town in Asturias, on Spain's north coast. Ribadesella is home to the Tito Bustillo Cave, which contains Paleolithic rock art.
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Jill's blue gaze and minimalist aesthetic. The high-contrast lighting and simple background draw attention to the subject's striking features and emotional depth.
A blazing sun hangs over a darkening ocean, carving a golden trail across the water. In the foreground, silhouettes stand against the glow; anonymous, timeless, and suspended between day and night.
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Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon is one of Icelands most spectacular sights, located about 60 km east of Skaftafell National Park and almost 400 km from Reykjavik. Jokulsarlon borders south and east part Iceland, at the roots of Europe's largest glacier Vatnajokull. Breidamerkurjokull, an outlet glacier of the great glacier Vatnajokull, crumbles down the steep mountainside of the glacier and big icebergs break off into the lagoon where they float around before melting. This is a very popular sightseeing attraction, widely regarded as the most picturesque scenery in all of south Iceland. At the time when the first settlers arrived in Iceland around 900 AD, the edge of the glacier tongue of Breidamerkurjokull, is thought to have been about 20 km further north than it is now. Many commercials and several major international motion pictures have been filmed at this exotic location, including James Bond's “Die Another Day” and “Batman Begins”.
We were very lucky with the amazing weather and light during whole trip in Iceland. This was particularly very magical moment which I have enhanced with longer exposure time.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: EF17-40mm f/4L USM; Focal length: 23.00 mm; Aperture: 22; Exposure time: 30.0 s; ISO: 125
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Some places hold a stillness that speaks across every tradition.
Happy Orthodox Easter! Wishing peace to every corner of our world.
There’s a story told in silence, behind the fold of a hood and the veil of a trembling hand.
A gaze like a whispered secret breaks through the dark, defiant and unafraid to be seen.
This is not just concealment—it is revelation.
The eye doesn’t just look back—it remembers, it warns, it watches.
In this quiet portrait of veiled emotion, vulnerability wears the mask of strength.
Look closely. There is more shown in what is hidden than in what is revealed.
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Jökulsárlón (lit. "Glacier Lagoon") is the largest glacier lagoon or lake in Iceland. Situated in south eastern Iceland, at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier branching from the Vatnajökull, between Skaftafell National Park and Höfn, it evolved into a lagoon after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of melting of the Icelandic glaciers.
I guess every and each landscape photographer is dreaming of capturing Jökulsárlón - Glacier Lagoon at least once in his/hers life and of course we all dream about perfect conditions... and I call myself very lucky to have experienced several stunning sunsets over this amazing place !!
Timelapse movies had become my new way of capturing my travels besides regular photography.
Check out these Icelandic timelapse videos :
► NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER JÖKULSÁRLÓN - THE GLACIER LAGOON, ICELAND
or
► NORTHERN LIGHTS - AURORA BOREALIS OVER WESTERN ICELAND
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM; Focal length: 35.00 mm; Aperture: 22; Exposure time: 5.0 s; ISO: 50
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Some portraits are not made from expression, but from what almost disappears.
Here, the child is held inside shadow, wrapped in the quiet weight of a hood, with only the eyes and a small hand breaking through the dark. The mouth is hidden. The body is swallowed by fabric. The face arrives slowly, as if the photograph is asking the viewer to earn the moment rather than consume it quickly.
There is something deeply human in that partial revealing. Children are often photographed as brightness, movement, laughter, and easy innocence. This fine-art black-and-white portrait offers something quieter. A low-key study of shelter, shyness, and the instinct to pull the world a little closer before letting it in.
The darkness does not feel empty. It feels protective. The hood becomes a small room. The hand becomes a door not fully opened. And behind it all, the eyes remain steady, watchful, and alive.
This is the kind of monochrome portrait where the story lives in restraint. Nothing is over-explained. Nothing asks to be sweetened.
The child hides almost everything, but not the soul.
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Dramatic lighting conditions on this paroramic view of Upper Teesdale from Stable Edge, taking in Holwick (left) to Ettersgill (Right).
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A very brief burst of sunshine provides backlighting for the mist lifting off Crossthwaite Common and creating an eerie effect around Kirkcarrion.
Mid April. A storm system passed through this area yesterday and it really was beautiful. I would have loved to have gone out early in the morning to take pictures as the snow managed to coat the north-east side of every tree - spectacular! Alas, it was not to be, but I did capture this eerie light illuminating the blowing snow on these drifts later on in the day.
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i watched him through the quiet pulse of the christmas market in valencia, where lights hung low and laughter flickered like fire. he sat alone, cloaked in a heavy hood and the evening’s chill, his brush dancing delicately across the canvas. the world blurred around him—soft hands and loud steps—but he stayed, focused, lost in his craft. each line he painted seemed carved from his soul, a quiet language of patience and purpose. the scarf curled at his neck like a tether to earth, but his mind drifted elsewhere, where tiny art could bloom unnoticed, untouched.
his hands told stories the crowd would never hear, and in the faint glow of lamps, i froze time.
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Sunshine and Shadows on these two typical Upper Teesdale hill farms at Harwood in strong sunshine and a dramatic sky.
Not controlled.
Not lost.
Alive,
in motion,
just beyond restraint.
Part of the series Reflections Without Mirrors
Carved by the slow and relentless forces of nature, the famous hole of Torghatten pierces straight through the mountain on the island of Torget in Brønnøy, Norway. Standing here, looking westward toward the sea, it feels like a passage between worlds — a gateway where rock, light, and ocean meet.
According to legend, the hole was created when the troll Hestmannen shot an arrow after a fleeing maiden. The mountain king of Sømna threw his hat to save her, and as the rising sun turned them all to stone, the hat became Torghatten — with the arrow’s path forming the hole we see today.
Fun fact: The hole is 160 meters long, 35 meters high, and 20 meters wide — large enough to walk through, with a stunning view of the Helgeland coast on the other side.
On croit que la lumière révèle ce que l'on voit.
En réalité, elle révèle surtout ce que l'on ressent.
La scène disparaît.
Il ne reste que le dialogue entre une âme et la lumière.
EN We think light reveals what we see.
In truth, it reveals what we feel.
The stage fades away.
Only the conversation between a soul and the light remains.
I recently took a trip of a couple days through the Flint Hills of Kansas, looking for old school houses and buildings. One of my intended subjects was the old Lower Fox Creek school house, sitting high on a rolling hilltop along highway 177, near Strong City Ks. It was a very cloudy and windy evening with lightning striking all around. As I neared the old school, a break in the clouds formed, giving the setting sun the opportunity to send out golden rays of light in the direction of the old school. Serendipity! Those rays were still shining on it as I pulled up the drive and leaped out of the car with excitement with my camera around my neck and tripod under my arm, searching for the best vantage point. (Who said old Phooey can't run? Although I am glad there were only one set of eyes there at the time! Hah!) I managed to get a couple sets of exposures before the sun gently faded from view and it became too dark to take photos. As I headed back to the hotel, I knew I would have to re-visit the old school again in the morning, not knowing that I would be rewarded yet again with the prettiest sunrise that the great state of Kansas could offer (my next post; I'm getting ahead of myself!)
Lower Fox Creek school was built of locally quarried (beautiful) stone circa 1880 and served the educational needs of the rural area until the 1930's. After sitting empty for many years, a storm damaged the roof, giving incentive for the area people to renovate the old school in 1968 and it was placed on the National List of Historic Places. It is currently a part of the Tallgrass Prairie Nature Preserve and is one of the most photographed places in Kansas. Hope you all are having a great week!
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Tramlines through a field of ripe barley blowing in a brisk wind as a heavy squally shower comes over. Thorpe, Lower Teesdale.
Taken from Birgram, Bogra, Bangladesh.
Taken with Nikon D300 & Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 using GND4 upright & GND2 upside down.
“I’d rather leave shining than simply drift"
Beneath the door
The last sliver of light
From yet another day slips through.
Like a star,
It moves across the carpet,
Then comes to rest beside me.
And the wound that’s been left behind
Opens like a hand,
Gently caressing me with peace.
It’s the sharp pain
Of hope that has come to an end,
Yet it will never leave.
Never.
Never.
Never.
Never.
It will never leave.
I light another cigarette,
Lying in the same bed
Where I slept yesterday.
The smoke disappears
As it reaches the light bulb
That will never shine again.
And the love we made
Suddenly returns,
Like lightning over the sea.
It’s a heavy treasure
That drags me to the depths,
But I’ll never let it go.
Never.
Never.
Never.
Never.
I’ll never let it go.
Because despite all the pain,
I’d rather sink while shining
Than simply drift.
Because despite all the pain,
I’d rather sink while shining
Than simply drift.
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